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David Simpson · 17th Mar 2019, 6:09 pm

Best bet would be to reinforce the cracked inner concave part of the dial with a strong clear plastic cement. Once it has hardened - carefully cut off the damaged outer 13mm circumference, and replace by gluing on a new ring of pre-cut clear plastic of a similar thickness. If its definitely made of Perspex, I'm sure you can purchase specific Perspex clear cement. Practice your cutting, filing, smoothing with fine abrasive paper, gluing, etc. on some gash pieces of clear plastic or Perspex, just to get it right.

Regards, David

17th Mar 2019, 6:09 pm	#8
David Simpson Nonode Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Aberdeen, UK. Posts: 2,858	Re: AVO MK3 VCM Dial scale Best bet would be to reinforce the cracked inner concave part of the dial with a strong clear plastic cement. Once it has hardened - carefully cut off the damaged outer 13mm circumference, and replace by gluing on a new ring of pre-cut clear plastic of a similar thickness. If its definitely made of Perspex, I'm sure you can purchase specific Perspex clear cement. Practice your cutting, filing, smoothing with fine abrasive paper, gluing, etc. on some gash pieces of clear plastic or Perspex, just to get it right. Regards, David