I'm holding some glue in my hand that really works on most plastics. It's
called Plastix by Loctite and comes with an activator and a bonder. I've
used it extensively and I'm very happy with the results. I think I got it
at Home Depot, but it should be readily available.
Clint Spesert
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From: "Andrew Dacey" <frugal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 9:01 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] T-32 Foot crack
>
>
> Andrew Fildes wrote:
>
> > This type of repair is much better as it 'welds' the plastic. Some
plastic
> > 'glues' are simply liquid solvents that melt the plastic and allow two
> > surfaces to blend. Trouble is, you have to get the correct type for each
> > different resin and that can be difficult. If you could identify the
resin
> > type, applying a very small amount into the crack and then clamping
should
> > make a strong repair.
>
> Yes, those were my thoughts. Assuming you can get the right type of
> glue, it should be quite effective. In the end, you should get a bond as
> strong as the original plastic. The other nice thing is that it should
> have limited/no effect on the metal components.
>
> --
> Andrew "Frugal" Dacey,
> frugal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.tildefrugal.net/
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