I have a bit of a problem with a custom for the GP, in that the right wrist joint for ROC Leatherneck (non-suicide 25th Anniversary Duke) is broken at the peg... Is there a fix for this that preserves the wrist movement?

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I have used a piece of staple to reinforce a broken wrist stub.

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Cool. What did you do with it? Did you need to do any drilling into the stub? If so, using what? Was any glue required? Was the wrist's functionality preserved?

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I heated up a staple and pushed it into the peg stub to make a hole and pulled it out, then I did it to the hand and pulled it out. Cut a piece of staple to fit into both sides, and reassemble. If you have the stub out you can super glue it. Good luck.

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Yeah I managed to get the stub out of the hand by softening the plastic up and forcing it out.

Since two of my last four jobs had this as a factor, though... any recommendation on proper staple size?

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Just a regular paper staple. It gives the glued joint a little more support than just glue. I would lightly sand the plug so there is less tension on the arm, so it can twist with out getting stuck.

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Thanks.

One more question: what do I use to heat up the staple?

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I use one of those small candles, and hold the staple in small needle nose pliers.

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I've used a heated cushion pin. Sometimes if the plastic isn't soft enough or, enough plastic to melt, I'll use a pin drill (tiny screwdriver drill with itty bitty drill bits. Pretty similar to how I did these. http://wiki.joecustoms.com/wiki/Pinning_is_Winning

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