atod
Experienced Member
Hi,
I'm in the process of fixing a LSI ADM-3A terminal keyboard. Basically, I'm transporting a working keyswitch from a Atari 800 over to the LSI keyboard. My plan was to hole saw drill out both switches (done) and then use solvent to weld the plastic together.
There were a bunch of shavings after drilling and I placed these into the jar below with MEK. Everything sat in MEK overnight soaking and I was surprised in the morning that the plastic did not "melt" into a soft state at all. I tried painting Ambroid Proweld on a piece of the same plastic and it didn't soften either. Ambroid is supposed to handle ABS, Styrene, Butyrate and Acrylic plastic, so it's not one of those.
Has anyone had similar success (or failure) trying to weld plastic together? Any suggestions on other solvents that may work on this application?
Thanks
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I'm in the process of fixing a LSI ADM-3A terminal keyboard. Basically, I'm transporting a working keyswitch from a Atari 800 over to the LSI keyboard. My plan was to hole saw drill out both switches (done) and then use solvent to weld the plastic together.
There were a bunch of shavings after drilling and I placed these into the jar below with MEK. Everything sat in MEK overnight soaking and I was surprised in the morning that the plastic did not "melt" into a soft state at all. I tried painting Ambroid Proweld on a piece of the same plastic and it didn't soften either. Ambroid is supposed to handle ABS, Styrene, Butyrate and Acrylic plastic, so it's not one of those.
Has anyone had similar success (or failure) trying to weld plastic together? Any suggestions on other solvents that may work on this application?
Thanks
Pic to follow
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