From: Bruce Markowitz (scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: Mon Dec 23 2002 - 16:08:13 EST
I have used that to repair 760 series cases.
Nothing else works on that
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward Mendelson" <edward.mendelson_at_verizon.net>
To: "David Ross" <ross_at_math.hawaii.edu>; "Thinkpad List"
<thinkpad_at_stderr.org>
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] TP 600 series: What adhesive for floppy drive door?
> No winter here in New York, and the thin Scotch double-stick wasn't
> strong enough. But contact cement, as suggested by Stanton, did the job.
>
> Do you have a specific product name for the the plumbers' solvent
> adhesive you recommend? Sounds like something worth having...!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Edward
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Ross" <ross_at_math.hawaii.edu>
> To: "Edward Mendelson" <edward.mendelson_at_verizon.net>; "Thinkpad List"
> <thinkpad_at_stderr.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 2:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] TP 600 series: What adhesive for floppy drive
> door?
>
>
> > the case. Is there any adhesive that I can use to put it back? IBM
> used
> > some sort of double-sided tape to affix the door, but I can't see
> > anything similar in the local hardware store. Silicon adhesives won't
> > stick.
>
> You can get a thin double-stick tape at any stationery store, and thick
> double-sick tape at hardware stores (used eg for attaching plastic film
> to windows for extra insulation, for those of you living places where
> winter exists).
>
> If you've already tried silicon adhesive, it will keep anything else
> from sticking - sand it off.
>
> Oh, the general adhesive of choice for laptop cases made of composition
> plastics is plumbers solvent adhesive (get the ABS variety).
>
> - David R.
>
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