Ken Landaiche wrote:
>This one is a little difficult because I don't have many of the facts.
>
>I have a 1984 turntable whose plastic hinges are slightly broken. After
>cleaning with acetone, I tried epoxying plexiglass squares to the cracked
>surface to act as a reinforcement. But the epoxy easily separated from
>both the plexiglass and the plastic.
>
>Do you have any idea what plastic would have been used in mid-fi Japanese
>consumer electronics in those days?
>
>Would contact cement be a better adhesive for this?
>
>Are there just way too few available facts :)?
Try: http://www.urethanesupply.com/ They have a section on
identifying plastics and methods to repair most of them.
Todd
Seattle,WA
'86 GTI, Red of course. (exciting racey car) 253,000 miles
'87 Golf, Polar Silver. (boring work car) 404,000 miles <- Yeah, baby!
http://www.pureluckdesign.com
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