3 Mar
2012
3 Mar
'12
12:58 p.m.
> > [1] OT; actually the platen knob from an old
Smith-Corona typewriter.
> Bakelite?
On Sat, 3 Mar 2012, Chris Elmquist wrote:
I didn't get the whole message but if someone is
looking for a glue that
is safe on old plastic, I have had success with this,
It is ALWAYS better to TRY to determine WHAT you are gluing, first.
When OP said "old Smith-Corona typewriter", that might actually mean old.
Or it could be a modern ELECTRIC PORTABLE. They did, of course change
materials quite a bit. It also calls for at least SOME description of the
break! (was it in perfect condition, and got knocked off a table? IS
IT A CLEAN BREAK?? was it worn to the point that it no longer engaged
the shaft? Is fill needed? Is the plastic badly oxidized?)
That seems to be well worth checking out for situations where a specific
solution is not available!
which is an acrylic, water-based adhesive. No
solvents to degrade the
already degraded old plastic.
If it's a clean break of plastic in good condition, a slovent adhesive
MIGHT be the BEST choice.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com