Next question, can I fit a bronze item in the place of the plastic version ?
I won't necrobump that old thread to add this information, but there's a broken link in comment #6 by @l'escargot - if anyone would like to read also the older 2004 thread then this is it: NASA Log skin fitting cracked!!!i followed this post from 2016 and used PU40 sealant rather than the Sikaflex for the reasons explained in the link.
Nasa Log Skin fitting failure