Repairing chassis with missing pieces

Hi my chassis has broken in a place with a load bearing screw. Without it the hinge won't close properly. A complication is that its formed a little hole with a piece that is missing. I was wondering about ideas on how to best repair it. A whole new bottom chassis doesn't seem to be available except from far away and expensive. Not to mention requiring a complete disassembly. Attached is a picture of the damage.

 

You may be able to fix the base plastic with 2-part epoxy glue, at least that's what I did with some of my laptops. I'd recommend removing it from the machine before fixing it though, much easier to work on. If done properly it's about as tough as a new piece, maybe better.

Consider getting a roll of masking tape, not only it's useful to hold the pieces in place while the glue cures, it's also great for shaping before you apply glue to the void. Since epoxy glue becomes white when fully cured, you may wanna buy a black marker pen (cheaper option) or a can of matte black spray paint (better finish).

 

ok how should I handle the screw? There needs to a screw hole because the hinge depends on it to brace itself while closing.

 

Hmm... perhaps you'll need to disassemble it and see how severe the damage is. Judging from what you've said, you'll not only need to glue the existing pieces back together, but also rebuild the platform to screw the hinge in place, either partially or from scratch, depending on how severe it's damaged.

Or you can just fix the chassis and glue the hinge to it, an easier way but you'll need to replace both the hinge and the base if the hinge fails.