17 Jul
2003
17 Jul
'03
11:26 a.m.
The broken gear is occured because of using thickker paper. This is true for
this mechanism made by ALPS. You can fix it by using a cement which has two
elements to combine and get rigit. Then the gear is permanently stabilize.
Kenan
17 Jul
17 Jul
6:33 p.m.
The broken gear is occured because of using thickker
paper. This is true for
If this is refering to those little 4-ballpoint-pen plotters used by
Sharp, Commodore, Radio Shack, etc then I disagree. I've had several fail
(Radio Shack CGP115, Oric Printer, Sharp PC1500 series plotter, etc)
while in storage. And I never used anything by the correct paper in them.
this mechanism made by ALPS. You can fix it by using a
cement which has two
elements to combine and get rigit. Then the gear is permanently stabilize.
I've not found anything that will reliably stick to the plastic for said
pinion. 2-pack epoxy resin adhesives (Araldite, etc) certainly don't. And
no common plastic solvent disolves that plastic either.
Kenan
-tony
7:51 p.m.
On Thu, 17 Jul 2003, Tony Duell wrote:
I actually don't know of *anything* that can bond nylon plastic (be it
solvent or epoxy). AFAIK, nylon has to be formed under heat and pressure,
otherwise it won't hold. I've tried melting nylon together in the past,
and it seems to only become brittle.
-Toth
this mechanism
made by ALPS. You can fix it by using a cement which
has two elements to combine and get rigit. Then the gear is
permanently stabilize.
I've not found anything that will reliably stick to the plastic for said
pinion. 2-pack epoxy resin adhesives (Araldite, etc) certainly don't.
And no common plastic solvent disolves that plastic either. 
20 Jul
20 Jul
12:39 p.m.
On Wed, 16 Jul 2003, Kenan TOKER wrote:
The broken gear is occured because of using thickker
paper. This is true for
this mechanism made by ALPS. You can fix it by using a cement which has two
elements to combine and get rigit. Then the gear is permanently stabilize.
The first posting from a Turkish list member? Too cool!
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