proper chemical / glue for 11/45 switch repair?
Chuck Guzis
cclist at sydex.com
Sat Feb 14 23:29:49 CST 2015
On 02/14/2015 08:50 PM, Jacob Ritorto wrote:
> The fracture is clean and is such that they would fit perfectly back onto
> the main hunk of the switch plastic, like new, if l could find the right
> compound to get the pieces to re-meld into each other. I guess model
> airplanes used to employ this sort of melding technique I'm describing in
> their construction, right? But I have no idea of the chemistry involved --
> whether pdp11 switch plastic is compatible with that sort of glue.
An -11 owner would be able to say for certain, but the old model
airplane solvent glue was methyl chloride. It's also in a lot paint
stripper as well. "Tenax" model glue is a name that comes to mind.
--Chuck
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