Need permanent solution

[outdoorenth]

Seeking advice on what I should use for a more permanent solution to hold up the top reel.

Right now I used what I had laying around the house which was an old phone cord and string.

I wrapped the cord around the reel and then tied string to the top bracket on each side of the reel, wrapped that around the cord and around the top back of the reel.

Are there any special straps or thin rope I could use instead?

[luckydog]

have you tried contacting Gaku or Stealth for a replacement price if they have one.

you could go to your local hardware store and look over all the small brackets, you may be able to jerryrig some to mount the assembly a different way.

[outdoorenth]

I tried Gaku, but since they haven't sold any MuMus for a long time they don't have any parts. This weekend I might have time to see what Home Depot may have.

[drcrippen324]

may be worth manufacuring a tin or ally sheet bend it to shape and drill or cut it to screw in ??

just wach your fingers small peaces become sharp when a drill bit jamms in there and they spin round on the drill bit

[arbycoffee]

This the one the vendor sent (that way or happened in shipping ?)

Vendor should fix

[Chrisdice]

I can't really tell from the pictures if this will work but did you try wire ties? There thin and strong and will hold tight. Home depot or lowes have them in all lenghts and thicknesses. I use them at work and around the house all the time.

[luckydog]

unfortunately he bought from a person instead of a dealer.

thats one of the pitfalls of not buying from a real dealer.

[arbycoffee]

or a person not standing behind what they sell

[BigBearSteve]

She did get her money refunded by the seller.

[arbycoffee]

Cool, I did know so if is now a project to repiar if it is worth it.

[compirate]

Depends how handy you are with a Dremel tool. Get a couple of 1/4" or 1/2" wide by the height of that side flange by about a 1/16" thick aluminum strip (available at most good hobby stores). Might be able to be done with similar dimensioned plastic. Dremel notches in them to fit the sides of the reel case (pics below show crude example of what I'm talking about)

[outdoorenth]

Thank you so much for all your suggestions. I'll let you guys know the outcome.

[slothappy144]

2 part epoxy or "Plastic Surgury" glue at broken places. if you till have all of the plastic with none missing.If you don't have the sheet metal skills an Aluminum tape applied in several layers is good in a pinch. I rebuilt a shattered vintage pachinko hopper with Aluminum, tape. Yooper tool kit = 3 rolls of duct tape.spool of hay wire and a hammer.