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I'd suggest that reinforcement, rather than repair is a more permanent solution. Sounds like a good place for a brass or stainless engraved nameplate. Tom _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ FROM:Tom Trottier, MBA Senior Technical Architect Ottawa Global Delivery Centre, SHL Systemhouse an MCI Company (+1 613 236-6604x5539 fax:232-5182( : ttrottier@shl.com http://www.shl.com : *50 O'Connor St. Suite 501, Ottawa K1P 6L2 Canada* ~Questions answered, answers questioned~ >---------- >From: David Ross[SMTP:ross@math.hawaii.edu] >Sent: 1998 April 09 - Thursday 16:07 >To: John Kim; Peckham Engineering >Cc: thinkpad@cs.utk.edu >Subject: Cracked cases (was: Re: Good Old 701's) > >Fixing modern plastics is a real problem - I haven't faced this yet on my >laptops, but deal with it often on my car (an Italian sports car for which >replacement parts are not always easily available). Special plastic epoxies >really do adhere better to plastic than regular epoxy, but in general if an >adhesive isn't designed for a specific kind of plastic or composition >material then it will soon fail. On some plastics, the best solution is a >heat weld - you can get spoon-like attachments for soldering irons for >welding plastics this way. > >Good camera repair shops can often handle plastic repairs. The 701 plastic >in particular is very much like a material that was popular on some SLRs 4-5 >years ago (e.g., the slightly rubbery soft finish is just like what Sigma >called a 'Zen' finish on their cameras). If I ever crack a case a photo >shop is probably the first thing I'll try. > >- David > >