4 Dec
2016
4 Dec
'16
8:51 a.m.
The rubber feet on my VT100 keyboards are falling off. The feet are in good
condition, just the glue seems to be failing. Does anyone know what kind of
glue should be used to stick them back on reliably?
Thanks
Rob
4 Dec
4 Dec
9:52 a.m.
On 12/04/2016 08:51 AM, Rob Jarratt wrote:
The rubber feet on my VT100 keyboards are falling off.
The feet are
in good condition, just the glue seems to be failing. Does anyone
know what kind of glue should be used to stick them back on
reliably?
Plain old rubber contact cement (e.g. Weldwood or Barge) works extremely
well. Make sure both parts to be joined are clean and free of the
remnants of the old glue, apply a thin coat to both parts (you may want
to mask the keyboard off), allow both parts to dry (no longer "tacky").
Position the foot carefully over the keyboard and press down. You get
only one try to get the positioning correct--the bond is fairly permanent.
I've done this quite a bit with rubber feet and have never had one come
loose again.
--Chuck
11 Dec
11 Dec
8:06 a.m.
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Subject: Re: Sticking a VT100 Keyboard Foot Back On
On 12/04/2016 08:51 AM, Rob Jarratt wrote:
remnants
The rubber feet on my VT100 keyboards are falling
off. The feet are in
good condition, just the glue seems to be failing. Does anyone know
what kind of glue should be used to stick them back on reliably?
Plain old rubber contact cement (e.g. Weldwood or Barge) works extremely
well. Make sure both parts to be joined are clean and free of the of the old glue, apply a thin coat to both parts (you
may want to mask the
keyboard off), allow both parts to dry (no longer "tacky").
Position the foot carefully over the keyboard and press down. You get
only
one try to get the positioning correct--the bond is
fairly permanent.
I've done this quite a bit with rubber feet and have never had one come
loose again.
Thanks for that suggestion. I tried some glue from a bicycle puncture repair
kit and it did indeed work very well.
Regards
Rob
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