[Ti] Oh Fate - how cruel ye are (broken hinge)

[JPE]

On May 3, 2004, at 1:36 PM, Dan K wrote:

> I hope JPE doesn't mind if I comment and expand on his comments . . .
Don't mind at all.

>
>> 3 Get the old hing off any way you can. This is the hardest part. I 
>> use
>> careful brute force with a small screw driver.
> Use your TSPT between the hinge parts embedded in the rear bezel, 
> worked
> great for me with _no_ damage to any part involved.

What is a TSPT? Getting the old hinges off was the hardest part for me.

>
>> 4 Use a dremel tool or similar to clean off the old glue
> Better to use a non-marring plastic (an old credit card?), or wood 
> tool,
> to avoid scratching or denting anything.

I was refering to the inside of the back plane to clean off any old 
glue before installing new hinge.

>
>> 5 I use a 2 part epoxy to set in the new hinge, holding it in place
>> with clothes pins. let it cure for 24 hours with out moving it to
>> ensure a strong bond
> That oughta work fine, just be reeeeeel careful to avoid squeeze-out 
> (or
> clean it up right away), tolerances are very very tight and extra epoxy
> in the wrong places will prevent things from properly going back 
> together.

That is the fun part, getting a small enough bead of epoxy in the right 
place so that it doesn't squeeze out. I used toothpicks and Q-Tips. 
Letting the epoxy set motionless for 24 hours is the most critical 
part.

>
>> 6 reassemble
>> 7 I use contact cement, applying to both bezel surface and receiving
>> end on screen, allow to dry then assemble
> Here my concern is also about tight tolerances, contact cement on both
> surfaces is rather thicker than thinner. It might be possible to use
> thinned contact cement, an old technique I've used when regluing
> leatherette to camera bodies. I haven't tried it, but this area might 
> be
> a good place to use some a two-part epoxy or acrylic adhesive, or even 
> a
> one-part adhesive like Duco (household cement.)
>

I went with contact cement for a couple of reasons. The thickness issue 
as you mentioned. I used Q-Tips to apply a thin bead on both components 
and let dry thoroughly before assemble. Just be sure it is lined up 
right, cuz once it sticks it's set. I didn't want to go with an epoxy 
in case I needed to get  it back open for some reason o in the future.

> Dang it, I really gotta get a page up, the details are sooooo much
> clearer with a few simple pics.

A Picture says a million words, true indeed.



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