Maplin "the home of cool stuff"

Maplin "the home of cool stuff"

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Treehead3000

Original Poster:

96 posts

112 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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Probably like a lots of others I've bought stuff from Maplin but came across this and thought it looked good. Forever breaking plastic so if it does what it shows I'd be pretty impressed!

http://youtu.be/RRGYNAnNutI

Anybody ever used it before?
Is it any good?


dba7108

470 posts

167 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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looks fun i need to buy some!

cuneus

5,963 posts

241 months

otherman

2,190 posts

164 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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hmmm, I'm suspicous. No reviews on line apart from the manufacturers. See how carefully they lift up things they've glued on the video, keeping the joint in tension, no bending?

DrDoofenshmirtz

15,184 posts

199 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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I've bought similar stuff in the past. It's never as good as the demos suggest.

budfox

1,510 posts

128 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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Cheap superglue and baking powder is what you need. Been holding my Aygo headlight in place for months.

Hoofy

76,253 posts

281 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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Araldite seems to work well.

Who me ?

7,455 posts

211 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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Maplin "home of the dear stuff ", these days. they've strayed from their roots as an electronic supplier. Once upon a time a Maplin catalogue was a worthwhile buy- a electronic designers bible.

Yabu

2,052 posts

200 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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otherman said:
hmmm, I'm suspicous. No reviews on line apart from the manufacturers. See how carefully they lift up things they've glued on the video, keeping the joint in tension, no bending?
Ph review http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Hoofy

76,253 posts

281 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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[quote=Who me ?]Maplin "home of the dear stuff ", these days. they've strayed from their roots as an electronic supplier. Once upon a time a Maplin catalogue was a worthwhile buy- a electronic designers bible.
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Yeah, I noticed stuff seemed more expensive. Wanted to buy a portable powerpack for charging phones etc. Cheapest place was the gift section in Halfords next door when looking at £ to mAh.

SeanyD

3,372 posts

199 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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[quote=Who me ?]Maplin "home of the dear stuff ", these days. they've strayed from their roots as an electronic supplier. Once upon a time a Maplin catalogue was a worthwhile buy- a electronic designers bible.
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Agreed, they do have some cool stuff, but seem a bit mixed-up as to who they and their customers are these days.

julian64

14,317 posts

253 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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How can they get away with saying 'what supaglue won't fix this will'. When their product IS superglue

nyt

1,803 posts

149 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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I bought: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Supa-Fix-APX4-Strength-Adh... after a suggestion on PH [the PH suggestion was for fixing chips in car bumpers]

It works extremely well. I've fixed several items using the black filler powder and the fixes have been solid.

I'd certainly buy again

I'm not sure that the glue is much different from superglue though.

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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Are Maplins still going ??

mph1977

12,467 posts

167 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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techiedave said:
Are Maplins still going ??
they have turned into the tandy of the post millenial period though with less DJ kit and 'scanners' ( but then again scanning is rather less interesting than it used to be in the pre- tetra / gsm / dect era

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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Reason I said it was I found most of their stuff over priced really.

beko1987

1,636 posts

133 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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I use something that looks remarkably similar called Q-Bond, I get it from ebay

Nothing I've used sticks dyson plastic back together as well, and the filler powder is brilliant.

Just don't hold your nose over the powder whilst you drip the glue onto it as the fumes burn your nostrils... Also, if the glue gets on clothes and then touches your skin it burns like fk...

Good stuff though!

andygo

6,786 posts

254 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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I've used Q bond before. Good for fixing broken plastic bits on the car, such as headlamp fixings etc.

AudiAshley

45 posts

108 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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techiedave said:
Reason I said it was I found most of their stuff over priced really.
Agreed I definitely think they used to be cheaper! Ive used both Q-Bond & Supafix both as good as each other. Both are amazing products.


Martin4x4

6,506 posts

131 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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Looks impressive over all but did you know you can make many similar repairs with tissue paper and super glue to metal and plastic.

I've used super glue and tissue paper to repair a radiator when off-roading for example.