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| | | MEK - I believe Methyl Ethyl Ketone Try local hardware stores in the paint dept. (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ home *(URL) Visual FAQ Home (20 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Glueing old lego —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) I believe the model shop used to use this as well. (...) Do a search on Google for MEK and for Methyl Ethyl Ketone... it is nasty stuff and you want to be prepared to use it safely! Great ventilation is a must. If it were me I'd work outside. (...) (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Glueing old lego —Rob Hendrix
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| | | | | | | IIRC, the model builders no longer use MEK (although I still do). If anyone has any information as to what the model builders are now using, please let me know. MEK is dangerous and too much contact with the fumes makes you do strange things like (...) (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Glueing old lego —Richard Morton
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| | | | | | | | "Rob Hendrix" <rob.removebeforesen...msltc.org> wrote in message news:I34xyK.rn4@lugnet.com... (...) I believe LLCA and Billund are now test using a new substance, but LLW is still on MEK. I can't remember what this substance is called, but it's (...) (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts)
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| | | | | | | Re: Glueing old lego —Thomas Stangl
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| | | | | | (...) Yeah, they use an even nastier mix of MEK and ABS resin. At least they did when I toured the Model Shop during one of the BWs. (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ home *(URL) Visual FAQ Home (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Glueing old lego —Bill Vollbrecht
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| | | | | | (...) Yeah the Legoland California Modelshop still uses the MEK/ABS mixture. From what I have heard, all the other modelshops have switched to the new glue. The LEGO company feels MEK is too dangerous for employees to use, but some parks have been (...) (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Glueing old lego —David Laswell
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| | | | | | (...) Hmm, maybe it has something to do with the fact that it tends to kill your brain cells if not properly filtered/ventilated? :D (...) MEK sets in an hour or less (we found that we could often declamp in about 20min), but I believe Oatey Cement, (...) (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Glueing old lego —Keith Hui
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| | | | (...) I don't find any MEK in my neighborhood hardware store. Instead I bought a bottle of methylene chloride from a model shop specifically for mending broken Lego. Doesn't work too good, apparently. But this thing is good enough for closing the (...) (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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