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Re: On the subject of gluing
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 28 Dec 1999 17:14:39 GMT
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Hello there,
It looks like it would be very easy to ask the
master builders of TLC or TLC themself of what
kind of glue they use to build their model.
And they use also a hammer to seal the pieces
together.
I don't know where to write them about that.
But if some of you have an idea, go for it.
JM
In lugnet.robotics, "John Barnes" <barnes@sensors.com> writes:
> I note Marios comment;
>
> > > 3. Plastic type
> > > What's the chemical composition of Lego parts?
> > > (Already thinking about self-made sensors, I want to prepare the proper
> > > glue...).
> >
> > ABS, a polymer of polystyrene: Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene. Very easy to
> > cut, saw, drill and glue :-)
>
> I agree with cut saw and drill, but glue? So far, everything I have tried
> remains "fragile". I remember, a long time ago, before people used glue for
> "recreational" purposes, there were glues for models which actually disolved
> the plastic slightly creating more of a weld than a gluing I can't seem to
> find it anymore. And I have not had a lot of luck with epoxies either. Lego
> bricks seem to resist gluing.
>
> Anyone got any glue brands that they know work well?
>
> JB
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| (...) John Kelly is more experienced with this than I am, but I did spend a few hours in the model shop once... :-) The 'glue' is MEK: Methyl Ethyl Keytone. (Spelling?) Very nasty stuff, dangerous fumes, etc. Vent fans are placed within about a foot (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| I note Marios comment; (...) I agree with cut saw and drill, but glue? So far, everything I have tried remains "fragile". I remember, a long time ago, before people used glue for "recreational" purposes, there were glues for models which actually (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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