This is quick and dirty fix for the motherboard/screw holes that snap off Comodore 64 case bottoms.

This is very much a work in progress but it works fairly well now. I've used them a few times.

The best method I found so far is to:

1. Print a few off in whatever you've got in the printer.

2. Drill a very small hole down the centre of the support that needs to be repaird. (I know, this is cringe worthy but it makes lining it up easier) Or skip this step is you're confident you can line everything up properly.

3. Excise all the old standoff with craft knife or flush cutter or whatever.

4. Roughen up the surface a bit with sandpaper. roughen up the standoff as well as the case.

5. With one of the screws you're going to use to fasten the motherboard down, Pre-cut some threads in the standoffs before gluing them down. That way they're less likely to break your glue when you put it together.

6. Pick your favourite glue or epoxy and glue them down. I like to stick a toothpick through the standoff and drilled hole to keep them lined up.

7. Let it dry.

Now with any luck, it should work out.

You might need to resize or sand or file or whatnot in case your case is a bit different to mine.

For some corner posts you might need to snip off some of the bottom brim of the standoff to get it to fit.

As I said, work in progress. I'd love to hear how it works out for you and welcome suggestions and tips on the procedure.

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

Prusa

Printer:

Rafts:

Doesn't Matter

Supports:

Resolution:

0.15

Infill:

Post-Printing

You'll probably have better results gluing these down if you roughen up the bottom a bit.

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