Typically, small dowels are placed on one contact surface and then the
other contact piece is placed on top of the dowels so that you have a dowel
sandwich. At this point, no parts of one contact piece are touching the
other piece. The top piece is aligned as carefully as possible and then
one of the dowels, at one of the ends, is removed so that two very small
pieces of contact material join. If all looks good, the dowels are slowly
removed and the contact pieces are allowed to "make contact" . Use a
rolling pin from the kitchen to roll over the pieces.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Laifman [SMTP:Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 8:34 AM
To: kevnmeek@netcom.com; alpines@autox.team.net; tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Contact Cement - Dashes and Dashtops
The problem I have found with contact cement is, well, it sticks on
"contact" - and really only "first" contact. So, if you do not have it set
perfectly the first time, your "stuck." I guess with the dash it would
not be too hard to figure out where you want it to go and trace the shape
of the dash there so you have a really good idea where to lay it down.
I was very unhappy with the way contact cement worked for the dash top. I
still have small ends of wax paper pieces stuck under my dash top that
ripped off when I put it on and tried to pull out the paper. I am doing it
again for another Sunbeam. So, if anyone has any good ideas of how to grow
4 additional arms and hands so I can evenly press it all down at once,
please let me know! Is there a super heavy duty wax paper?
Jay
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