I’ve had issues with the front handle and rear hinges separating from the glass lid of two different Glowforge units.  After repairing one side of the rear hinge that was separating I decided to try out an aftermarket hinge bracket designed to get a better connection between the glass lid and the two hinges.

I paid $160 with shipping to an eBay seller for item number 175473691329 “New GLOWFORGE Aftermarket LID Hinge Repair Bracket, All Metal Construction” which has a U-shaped channel to surround the rear edge of the glass lid.  It was a bolt on (and silicon sealant glue) procedure, and the hardest part was unsticking the double sided adhesive used to hold the glowforge lid ribbon cable in place.  [I ended up using dental floss to saw through the sealant behind the cable….when I replaced it I just used electrical tape to hold the cable in place.] I also had to spend some quality time removing the epoxy that I had used to initially repair it for a few months.

The procedure went smoothly, and the lid appears to be working (and sticking) well, although only time will tell for sure how much better this bracket is compared to the original one.