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Re: Gluing broken bricks
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lugnet.technic
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Fri, 16 Jun 2000 15:31:25 GMT
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Since LEGO is made of ABS I have purchased a can of ABS plumbing pipe
adhesive. I have not yet tried it, but have read to use it sparingly as an
excess could cause warpage.
Dave
In lugnet.technic, Geoffrey Hyde writes:
> I've heard of varying results with the kind of plastic cement that is used
> to glue plastic models together. But do test any cement you buy on a small
> part of LEGO you can afford to lose before you start glueing pieces together
> with it. If the cement melts through the plastic, it's definitely not the
> right kind of cement for gluing LEGO together. It *may* work if it just
> appears to make whatever it comes into contact with a bit messy looking, but
> remember to apply sparingly, follow the directions, and let it dry
> thoroughly before using it.
>
> Cheers ...
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> Geoffrey Hyde
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> Lars Gertsen <lgg@systematic.dk> wrote in message
> news:3949B794.3626F045@systematic.dk...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have just bought a box of used technic lego. Some of the
> > studs (16x1) was broken so I wondered if it was possible to
> > glue them together again, and what type of glue should I use.
> > I live in Denmark, so try not to specify special american glue,
> > but rather the type of glue.
> >
> > I have thought of using the same glue at I used on my plastic
> > models when I was a kid, but I am not sure that Lego is the
> > same type of plastic as those old plastic plane models.
> >
> > Your
> > Lars Gertsen - Denmark
> >
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| I've heard of varying results with the kind of plastic cement that is used to glue plastic models together. But do test any cement you buy on a small part of LEGO you can afford to lose before you start glueing pieces together with it. If the cement (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.technic)
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