Has anyone here ever glued together a Saunder easel???

[Lee Shively]

Does that sound nuts or what? It's just that I am getting frustrated and don't see a resolution to this any time soon.

In early December, I was printing and my Saunders Master 11x14 easel suddenly went hinky. On inspecting it, a machine screw that holds the left side calibration bar in place had dropped out. When I tried to replace it, I found the threads in the bar were stripped.

I contacted Tiffen and received an email shortly thereafter advising they would send the parts since the easel is still under warranty, however, nothing ever was forthcoming. I recontacted them earlier this month and was advised that, in addition to the holidays, there was an inventory problem. So I'm still waiting with a broken easel that I've come to depend on. I have other easels but no other 4-blade and I really need a 4-blade to do a proper job.

I'm thinking of getting some epoxy or other type of glue and putting the thing back together again permanently. I can't foresee a reason to ever need to take it apart again. Does this sound like a reasonable solution or is there another alternative to a permanent fix?

 

[glbeas]

Get a self tapping screw a bit bigger and put it in the stripped hole. It may require drilling out the bar a little to accomodate the larger screw.

 

[dmax]

Quick but functional repair to easel problem

1. Cut a small rectangular piece from a soda can.
2. Drill or punch a hole in it that is slightly smaller than the diameter of the screw.
3. Rubber cement or superglue the "washer" over the area in question.
4. Carefully drive the retaining screw into place.

Hope this helps. Depending upon the clearance available, you may opt for a piece of stiff plastic (old credit cards come to mind, as well as CD cases) or even an aluminum sheet as a source of material.

 

[Lee Shively]

Thanks for the input.

I had some aluminum flashing material left over from a roofing job, so I trimmed a tiny sliver, wrapped it loosely around the threads of the screw and twisted it in. It tightened up nicely and seems to be holding well. At least the easel is back in business again.