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Post #5 by Trash80toHP_Mini
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryTroubleshooting
Post DateWed, 2 Dec 2009 - 03:06
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/17-quot-adc-studio-display-base-split.19170/
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Hey thanks for the tip jt. I'll have to give that a go on my Cube shell when I get around to dismantling it for the big upgrade.
De nada, compadre! [;)] ]'>

We're all here to help each other out! [:D] ]'>

Any non-solvent-weldable plastics, like the Polyetheline Cutting Board on my vacuum table must have mechanical connections or be joined by using an actual "Plastic Welder." Think thin stream of very hot compressed air, kind of like a teensy weensy supercharged hair dryer/heat gun that's supplied by a compressor instead of a fan and uses plastic welding rod, similar to stick welding metal.

Solvent weldable case plastics (all Macs I've ever heard tell of) can be MEK welded to tack weld/hold them in place and if the joint is rough (as it almost always is when done by hand) then you can use a plastic welder and a welding stick, that's rip cut from a junk case of the same color, to fill the gaps and then file/sand away the "slag."

I got a cheapo plastic welder from Harbor Freight Tools and it worked fine under testing conditions, but I haven't had the urge to weld up the crack infested tuschie of my Q700/4SlotPPC as yet, the MEK is holding it just fine for now . . .

. . . I'll pretty it up whenever . . . ::)

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