| These images show the damage to the tank caused by a tree stump while the excavator was working in a forestry. The stump knocked off a metal block which was attached to the tank causing all the fuel to leak out.
The cross marks and scuffing are from a previously failed attempt by the owner to bond a patch over the damaged area. Plastic diesel fuel tanks are made from PE and it is impossible to successfully bond anything to its surface. Plastic welding is the only solution for this type of repair. |
Diesel Fuel Tank on a Kubota Midi Excavator
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The cost of a new tank was over £750 and was not readily available.
It was successfully repaired for £80 thus making a huge saving for its owner and ensuring that the excavator was back working without delay. |
| These plastic gutter angles were fabricated for a building which required a non-standard angle to complete the guttering around bay windows. | Plastic Welded Gutter Angles  |
Plastic gutter angles are only available in a small number of standard angles and plastic welding fabrication is the only feasible solution when a non-standard angle is required. |
Typical accident damage to bike fairings.
A broken flange had been used to join together the two halves of the fairing from a previous accident. |
Cracked fairings on a Suzuki SV650S       |
All the cracks have been plastic welded on both sides and the fairings are now ready for refinishing.
The flange has been welded back in its original position. |
| Approximately 50mm long split in the top of the water tank near to the corner of the baffle in the tank. | Split Water Tank on a 1997 Moody 40 Yacht     |
The split has been grooved out and securely plastic welded. Then the area was built up with more plastic welding to reinforce the area over the split. |
The tank was split for about 250mm along the manufacturer's original welded seam. The split is not easily seen here but was immediately apparent when the tank was being filled with oil.
The crack has been welded and built up along its length and a number of cross welds added across the split. |
Split in Central Heating Oil Tank     |
The first stage was to "V" groove the split along its length in preparation for welding.
The finished tank is now ready for refilling. |
| This is a custom made corner lamp bracket fabricated by plastic welding. | Custom made corner lamp bracket   |
The bracket was made from pieces of 10mm thick HDPE Black sheet plastic welded together to form the bracket. |
This is a custom made enclosure to house a 3 phase inverter in a workshop. Because of the depth of the equipment inside, a standard enclosure was far too large and expensive. |
Custom made electrical enclosure   |
The enclosure was fabricated by plastic welding together sections of 10mm thick HDPE black sheet. For clarity the enclosure is shown without its clear Perspex front. |
These plastic mouldings are part of a neck brace mechanism used in cattle crushes. A cattle crush is a specialised enclosure for holding animals securely during animal welfare tasks. |
Modification to plastic mouldings   |
The original mouldings (shown on the left) were too tall and needed to be shortened. This was achieved by cutting off the top section and plastic welding a new top profile. |
