Garmin lug breakage fix

Ok fella's and ladies, I said that I had a cunning plan and my cunning plan worked. In the heat of today slaving over a hot CNC in a hot shed I finished my Garmin lug replacement device. It works remarkably well for the first iteration with only a little bit of play left to right but very secure overall.

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Permalink Reply by CLP on February 25, 2012 at 16:50

wow... that's an impressive bit of work! :) how does that attach to the garmin?

Permalink Reply by Rob (Chewbacca) on February 25, 2012 at 16:56

I have read in the forums about the mount breaking on the Garmin 705 model but not too many complaints about the Garmin 500....nice fix Alistair....did it break within the 2 year warranty period and would such a breakage be covered. Definitely looks a better fix than wire ties or duct tape :)

Permalink Reply by RD6 on February 25, 2012 at 17:07

Genius Al - how do you attach metal lug to the Garmin ? superglue?

Permalink Reply by Alastair (A-Man) Dowler on February 25, 2012 at 19:20

Yes, got it in one RD6. I was going to try epoxy but superglue seems to work well.

Permalink Reply by Matt Jones on February 25, 2012 at 20:06

Alastiar, I wouldn't have thought that Superglue would be able to sustain the vibration, its not really a great glue for Metals. Superglue is usually too brittle. Epoxy or Urethane would be better long term.

Garmin lug breakage fix

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