What’s this part for a desk fan called and where do I find it?

dharm999

I’m trying to fix a desk fan, and a bit is broken, I have put pictures below.  There are two pictures, one is what it should look like and the other shows the two bits of the broken part.   I have no idea what this part is called and where I find a replacement, can anyone help? 

Thanks so much, as this will save me buying a whole new fan

Dharmesh

Section62

dharm999 said:

I’m trying to fix a desk fan, and a bit is broken, I have put pictures below.  There are two pictures, one is what it should look like and the other shows the two bits of the broken part.   I have no idea what this part is called and where I find a replacement, can anyone help? 

Thanks so much, as this will save me buying a whole new fan

Unfortunately your chances of getting a replacement part are close to zero.

If gluing it back together won't work then the next best thing would be having someone you know owning a 3D printer and the enthusiasm to make one for you.  Otherwise a new fan will almost certainly be the cheaper option.

FreeBear

Section62 said:

dharm999 said:

I’m trying to fix a desk fan, and a bit is broken, I have put pictures below.  There are two pictures, one is what it should look like and the other shows the two bits of the broken part.   I have no idea what this part is called and where I find a replacement, can anyone help? 

Thanks so much, as this will save me buying a whole new fan

Unfortunately your chances of getting a replacement part are close to zero.

If gluing it back together won't work then the next best thing would be having someone you know owning a 3D printer and the enthusiasm to make one for you.  Otherwise a new fan will almost certainly be the cheaper option.

Or a lathe & milling machine - Trouble is, the setup & machining time would far exceed the cost of a new fan. That would be the same with 3D printing...

dharm999

Thanks for the replies.  Looks like I’ll be buying a new fan

Eldi_Dos

If you do try to glue it together I would use a two part epoxy adhesive for plastic (Araldite).

Bendy_House

It has to be worth a repair attempt, dharm?

Check how it fits in place in the machine, and whether anything makes contact with the outside rim around the join of the two pieces. If not, then that gives the potential to add a further bead of adhesive around there.

So, as Eldi says, try a two-pack adhesive, or glue the two parts together using a 'gel' (slightly gap-filling) superglue, and then (once set) add a rim of 2-part epoxy around the repair join. Double-whammy.

For the first repair, the two surfaces should be ideally set up already - 'rough' and clean mating surfaces, but matching perfectly. Press them firmly together until the S-G sets. For the added epoxy, you should roughen up the external surface around the repair join first. Sandpaper or a file will do this. Obviously easier to do whilst the two parts are still apart, but don't damage the actual broken mating surfaces - you want them to be as 'prefect' as possible.

Unless there's a hell of a strain on this part, it should be 'ok'.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

best chance is make and model, then search, Google is your friend.