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Subject: Re: [OM] New to list
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 11:01:36 -0400
I get the feeling the cyanoacrolate would make the foam stiff and crucnchy,
though I have not tried it.  I use a thin layer of brown rubber cement
(Walthers or Hobsco's "GOO").

John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Edwards <edwardsg@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 1999 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] New to list


> Probably should have said: "If you feel that you need to use adhesive, use
> sparse amounts of Pliobond or contact cement, not cyanoacrylate
("superglue",
> "crazyglue")."  Paul van Tuyl got an irate call from someone who had used
a lot
> of cyanoacrylate, now could not get the back open, and wanted to know what
Paul
> was going to do about it!
>
> John Hermanson, do you use any adhesive?
>
> Gary Edwards
>
> Joel Wilcox wrote:
>
> > At 08:06 PM 7/22/1999 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Welcome, W.J.
> > >
> > >Replacement light seal foam kits are available from Paul van Tuyl,
> > >www.olympusguy.com for $8.50 plus shipping or John Hermanson,
www.zuiko.com
> > >can replace them for you if you don't want to do it yourself.  If you
do it
> > >yourself, don't glue the foam in.  Friction is enough.
> > >
> >
> > John H. also sells the seals at a little better price.  Paul's stuff is
> > great too.  In an earlier thread on this John recommended glueing in the
> > foam, since when the stuff gets a little tacky a few years down the road
it
> > can stick to the door and get pulled out of the groove.
> >
> > On the other hand, maybe when that happens, it's time for new foam ...
> >
> > Joel Wilcox
> > Iowa City, Iowa USA
> >
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