7 Jan
2007
7 Jan
'07
4:27 a.m.
Has anyone had success fixing the plastic "alloy" that Sun uses in
their cases?
MEK and cyanoacrylate turn it into a mushy grainy mess.
8 Jan
8 Jan
5:37 a.m.
Has anyone had success fixing the plastic
"alloy" that Sun uses in
their cases?
I don't know what Sun made their cases out of after they switched to
PCI. But the plastic they used in the -3/80-to-U2 era, I just use
ordinary epoxy on. It's worked well in every instance I've tried
(which is some four or five by now, generally machines that suffered
case damage before they reached my hands).
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5:35 p.m.
I've used a product called plastic epoxy which includes a solvent to eat
into the items being bonded for a better bond. I've had the best luck
placing a small piece of metal (paperclip) across the break and spreading
an 1/8" thick layer over that.
Clint
On Mon, 8 Jan 2007, der Mouse wrote:
Has anyone had
success fixing the plastic "alloy" that Sun uses in
their cases?
I don't know what Sun made their cases out of after they switched to
PCI. But the plastic they used in the -3/80-to-U2 era, I just use
ordinary epoxy on. It's worked well in every instance I've tried
(which is some four or five by now, generally machines that suffered
case damage before they reached my hands).
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9 Jan
9 Jan
7:24 p.m.
I've used a product called plastic epoxy which includes a solvent to eat
into the items being bonded for a better bond. I've had the best luck
placing a small piece of metal (paperclip) across the break and spreading
an 1/8" thick layer over that.
For plastics that it will disolve (if you see what I mean), I've had
great success using a liquid called 'Plastic Weld' available from good
model shops. It's basically dicholoromethane (methylene chloride).
What you do is put the plastic parts together and run a brush dipped in
the solvent along the crack. For a stronger join, I cut a piece of cotton
frabric to fit over the hack of the repair, put it in place and 'paint'
it with the solvent. Then push the cotton into the softened plastic.
-tony
11:19 p.m.
--- Tony Duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
What you do is put the plastic parts together and
run a brush dipped in
the solvent along the crack. For a stronger join, I
cut a piece of cotton
frabric to fit over the hack of the repair, put it
in place and 'paint'
it with the solvent. Then push the cotton into the
softened plastic.
For parts that mate on the flat, you can always bond
a strip of whatever over the area where 2 parts join,
just where a viewer can't see it. Same basically
applies if the crack spans an area where the case has
angles. Something like that...
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10 Jan
10 Jan
4:10 a.m.
On 1/9/07, Tony Duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
For plastics that it will disolve (if you see what I
mean), I've had
great success using a liquid called 'Plastic Weld' available from good
model shops. It's basically dicholoromethane (methylene chloride).
Does anyone know where to get MEK or methylene chloride in the US
cheaper than buying a 50-100ml bottle at a hobby store? The base
chemical isn't all that expensive, but when you package it in tiny
amounts and sell it in a specialty shop, the price tends to go up
dramatically (i.e. - "Dow Conformant Compound" sold by the kilo vs
"Silly Putty" sold by the egg).
-ethan
4:21 a.m.
On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, Ethan Dicks wrote:
On 1/9/07, Tony Duell <ard at
p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
You should easily find it in pint cans, gallon cans, and 5-gallon pails
where paints are sold.
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For plastics that it will disolve (if you see
what I mean), I've had
great success using a liquid called 'Plastic Weld' available from good
model shops. It's basically dicholoromethane (methylene chloride).
Does anyone know where to get MEK or methylene chloride in the US
cheaper than buying a 50-100ml bottle at a hobby store? The base
chemical isn't all that expensive, but when you package it in tiny
amounts and sell it in a specialty shop, the price tends to go up
dramatically (i.e. - "Dow Conformant Compound" sold by the kilo vs
"Silly Putty" sold by the egg).
4:28 a.m.
On 1/9/07, David Griffith <dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu> wrote:
Thanks. I'll check the next time I'm at a place that does.
-ethan
On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, Ethan Dicks wrote:
Does anyone
know where to get MEK or methylene chloride in the US
cheaper than buying a 50-100ml bottle at a hobby store?
You should easily find it in pint cans, gallon cans, and 5-gallon pails
where paints are sold. 
5:01 a.m.
On 9 Jan 2007 at 23:10, Ethan Dicks wrote:
Does anyone know where to get MEK or methylene
chloride in the US
cheaper than buying a 50-100ml bottle at a hobby store?
In this neck of the woods, it depends. If I head north to the "big
city" (Eugene), there's nary a drop to be found anywhere. On the
other hand, if I go south about the same distance to the little
rabbit hutch of Creswell, it's easy to find--at least at stores that
don't also have a Eugene branch.
It turns out that it's due to a toxics reporting law in Eugene. Most
stores just don't want to be bothered with it, so don't carry things
such as MEK (or pretty much any organic solvent stronger than
acetone).
Like the ad says, your mileage may vary.
Cheers,
Chuck
3:06 p.m.
Last time I bought MEK was at the hardware store. I believe it has since
been re-classified as a carcinogen or oxone destroying or baby seal
killing substance, and isn't available to the general public anymore.
Fortunately, I bought a quart 15 years ago and haven't used it up yet.
Most of the use is through evaporation...
Clint
On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, Ethan Dicks wrote:
On 1/9/07, Tony Duell <ard at
p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
For plastics that it will disolve (if you see
what I mean), I've had
great success using a liquid called 'Plastic Weld' available from good
model shops. It's basically dicholoromethane (methylene chloride).
Does anyone know where to get MEK or methylene chloride in the US
cheaper than buying a 50-100ml bottle at a hobby store? The base
chemical isn't all that expensive, but when you package it in tiny
amounts and sell it in a specialty shop, the price tends to go up
dramatically (i.e. - "Dow Conformant Compound" sold by the kilo vs
"Silly Putty" sold by the egg).
-ethan
6:19 p.m.
On 10 Jan 2007 at 8:06, cctech at porky.vax-11.org wrote:
Last time I bought MEK was at the hardware store. I
believe it has since
been re-classified as a carcinogen or oxone destroying or baby seal
killing substance, and isn't available to the general public anymore.
Fortunately, I bought a quart 15 years ago and haven't used it up yet.
Most of the use is through evaporation...
It's still available in some areas; another reason that you don't see
it much is that it's also used in methamphetamine production,
according to the DEA:
http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/abuse/2-chem.htm
and many jurisdictions, in their "war on drugs" zeal make anything
having to do with meth production difficult to obtain.
Cheers,
Chuck
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