great!
I was worried whether or not you'd be able to weld this, because glueing is really not a good thing, as far as costs are concerned. the glues needed would have cost you about $200 including the application gun.
Now, for welding, having a bit of practice would be ideal, but working on the backside of a piece isn't as bad as the front, lucky for you!
welding can be done with as little as a propane torch and a hot screwdriver, but filler plastic is reccomended. The BEST thing to do would be to purchase a plastics welder. they aren't cheap, but then again, are a lot cheaper than glueing. Figure on spending $30-100 for a plastics welder. ebay seems to have a good selection. check this link out...
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SYNTHETIC-WELDER...temZ4584828183QQrdZ1
That's a pretty good welder for the money. Drawback.. you need an aircompressor capable of producing 15 PSI.If you don't have an air compressor, you can buya cheap one at homedepot, used for brad nailing for around $50-100.
If you don't want to buy a compressor, you could always get an airless plastics welder, but they run about $100-200. You can find some of those on ebay too, I am sure.
as far as how to actually weld it, you need to get a soldering iron or a hot screwdriver and put the two pieces together and then simply melt long the seem. as the piece cools, it will reattach itself. however, fillerplastic would make it a lot easier and more sturdy. I have an airless welder, and it is not the best, since you have to manually push the plastic filler rod into the welder. Once you get the tab reattached, it is also best to "pad" the underside of the tab with extra filler plastic. padding is a machinists welding technique that basically builds up the metal so it's thickness is increased. sam ethign shoudl be done with plastic.
If any of this is unclear, let me know, and I will try to explain in more detail. I am not the best "typing-teacher" I generally like to just say, "here watch this" but that can't be done here.
Sizobonana,