Kev Williams
11-02-2017, 12:17 AM
My BIL glues together these plex torque scale indicators we make- they're a piece of 1/16" white plex, a section of 3/8 square rod cemented along the bottom of the white, then the scale- clear plex with engraved and painted numbers and hash marks- is cemented on top of the square rod. So 3 sides are open, allowing a pointer needle to swing within the 3/8" opening.
So today he finds that the 20 or so year old needle-point glue dispenser is leaking at the lid around the needle. A new dispenser is $2.85, but requires a 45 minute round trip...
Because he vapes, he has LOTS of empty 'juice' bottles and their eyedroppers. Ok, lets see if we can save a trip. We suck up some cement into the eyedropper, and sure enough, it just dribbles out because the eyedropper hole is HUGE.
Ok, so how can we make the hole smaller? And I came up with this:
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-It's just a small piece of a Home Depot magic eraser :)
I was curious if the cement would attack the melamine, but not a bit.
And the best part, it took him about 5 assembled parts to get used to the flow, and then all went well. So well that he told me he sees no reason to use a needle again! He put together 35 of these today and he said he had NO issues with bubbles.
A quick-fix that works better than the original, and I saved $2.85!! http://www.engraver1.com/gifs/party.gif
So today he finds that the 20 or so year old needle-point glue dispenser is leaking at the lid around the needle. A new dispenser is $2.85, but requires a 45 minute round trip...
Because he vapes, he has LOTS of empty 'juice' bottles and their eyedroppers. Ok, lets see if we can save a trip. We suck up some cement into the eyedropper, and sure enough, it just dribbles out because the eyedropper hole is HUGE.
Ok, so how can we make the hole smaller? And I came up with this:
370820370821
-It's just a small piece of a Home Depot magic eraser :)
I was curious if the cement would attack the melamine, but not a bit.
And the best part, it took him about 5 assembled parts to get used to the flow, and then all went well. So well that he told me he sees no reason to use a needle again! He put together 35 of these today and he said he had NO issues with bubbles.
A quick-fix that works better than the original, and I saved $2.85!! http://www.engraver1.com/gifs/party.gif