Bracing the screen

As we all know the real hinge problem. I now have three M11x's. Two R1's and one R2. I have been wanting to get something like this for my two youngest boys. They will most likely get one each at Christmas.

I have been thinking of ways to brace up the screen and keep possible failures down. Besides loosening the tension some on the hinges has any one braced up the area around the brass screw holders in the screen? I have though about JB weld or some type of epoxy to help with loads on the screen.

 

I flooded both mine with epoxy... they feel way stronger than even my new aw17 with its aluminum mounts.

Just pop off the bezel, then flood it with epoxy, put some painters tape over the lcd and the bezel. Reinstall both and shut the computer lid. Wait 20 minutes and remove the bezel again and take off the tape and any epoxy that bled over onto the tape.

This makes sure that you have the most epoxy in there without it getting in the way of the screen closing flush.

 

I'm not sure if there is a way to effectively prevent hinge breakdown. The hinges were ineffectively engineered and/or manufactured so I imagine that most attempted preventative fixes are stopgaps at best. The most effective way to avoid the issue is to replace the screen assembly outright, but that'll cost more money than it may be worth.

As for a temporary fix, bracing with some good epoxy doesn't sound too bad.

 

I did stainless tie wire on both of my R1's to fix the hinge. But since I have no plans of getting rid of any of them I might as well do more to help all of it last longer. The i3 R2 looks flawless, not problems. So I was thinking the epoxy for it would work wonders since the plastic isn't very thick around the bushings.