Corned Piece Snapped!

[Andreas737]

So here's how it went,
I was carrying my silicone spray in one hand and my cube in the other, I began walking down the stairs and the cube dropped out of my hand! I fell right down the stairs and when I inspected it the corner was broken off! The part that sticks out of the cube broke off! It's the part that connects the small cube to the cube.

So is there a place I can buy a corner piece?
Or can I put it together? With glue?

Here is a picture of the broken corner piece!:

 

[ErikJ]

super glue is your best friend

 

[veazer]

What size cube? ----- i'm assuming 3x3
what brand?
where did you buy it?

 

[Andreas737]

3x3 rubik's brand cube
Not DIY or anything, just a basic cube.
I got it at a book store...
(Ok, I just started cubing... )

And also, the broken pieces fit perfectly together but it needs to stay together, glue might be good.

 

[veazer]

Superglue is really the only option other than randomly buying an extra piece on ebay or the buy/sell/trade sub-forum.

Ohh, and definetly, definetly let the piece dry overnight do not get any wet glue in your cube, and don't forget to wipe off most of the excess glue.

 

[veazer]

Ohh, and you don't have to be shy, everyone was a beginner once.

 

[imaghost]

That happened to my friend's once, I took it and drove a screw straight through the hole in the smaller piece and into the bigger part. If you get it perfect, you got your piece back.

 

[Berry]

Ohh, and definetly, definetly let the piece dry overnight do not get any wet glue in your cube, and don't forget to wipe off most of the excess glue.

It can be a real pain getting wet glue on the rest of your cube. Put the piece somewhere where the sun will get to it when you let it dry.

 

[veazer]

Ohh, and definetly, definetly let the piece dry overnight do not get any wet glue in your cube, and don't forget to wipe off most of the excess glue.

It can be a real pain getting wet glue on the rest of your cube. Put the piece somewhere where the sun will get to it when you let it dry.

but make sure it is dry and that the heat from the sun doesn't melt it... before you reinsert it, make sure it isn't overly hot.

 

[ISuckAtCubing]

glue is not gonna work, it is not strong enough

 

[veazer]

Ohh, and definetly, definetly let the piece dry overnight do not get any wet glue in your cube, and don't forget to wipe off most of the excess glue.

It can be a real pain getting wet glue on the rest of your cube. Put the piece somewhere where the sun will get to it when you let it dry.

glue is not gonna work, it is not strong enough

If the superglue is stong enough, it will work for now. By the time he puts enough stress on a corner piece for it to snap, he'll have moved on to better cubes.

 

[KubeKid73]

It should be strong enough. At least the glue I use is really strong. (Loctite Super Glue Control Gel) I've already used two bottles of it and I only used it to make a 3x3x5 and to glue tiles back on my Megaminx, and some random little things. I need to get another bottle.

 

[veazer]

Just for the love of (insert religous figurehead here), don't use elmers glue or elmers rubber cement.

 

[JTW2007]

I'd just take off the other 7 corners, make an edges only cube, then buy a new cube.