From: Jonathan Berry (jberry_at_islandnet.com)
Date: Sat Aug 05 2000 - 03:01:37 EDT
>epoxy resin and a little glass cloth is better and more permanent..
>
>those 1000's of 701 keyboards went someplace..
>they have to show up sooner or later..
>
>my beater 760CD is worse than your 701C.. :-)
But mine is smaller :-)
>grab a decent 701 from e-bay when you can find an honest seller..
I'm OK because the broken top is my "spare".
I'm more concerned about keyboards because the spare
was damaged in the fall to the tile floor, and even my "good"
one is very stiff and has mouse keys that require major force.
>
>where is your machine busted..? top..??
Yes, top left hinge, the wider hinge. You can also see quite a
bit of damage on the bottom of the lid (i.e., when you open it
up).
>
>Jonathan Berry wrote:
>
>> I stand corrected.
>>
>> However, does that ABS/PVC solvent work where there is a gap?
>>
>> My spare 701 took a horrible fall to a tile floor, resulting in
>> a rupture of the hinge and the lid will no longer close. By
>> the time I got it to where I could attempt to repair, various
>> pieces of plastic had flaked away from the hinge break. I used
>> goop and two chopsticks (bamboo is better than wood) and when I
>> carry the thing (not often) I put a sock in its mouth to
>> prevent the lid from closing and breaking my "repair" or worse.
>>
>> It's ugly as sin (maybe nobody will want to steal it), but
>> aside from the sock, I need no special care. I can open or
>> almost close the lid without doing any (apparent) further
>> damage.
>>
>> Eventually, I hope to repair this from a "parts" machine. I'm
>> in the market for a 701 parts machine with a good lid and with a
>> good keyboard. Or two good keyboards.
>>
>> Incidentally, I still haven't seen anybody selling those
>> thousands of 701 keyboards that IBM was remaindering. I
>> wonder, is the purchaser remanufacturing, will the butterfly
>> arise again?
>>
>> In article <001801bffd20$cfcf18a0$8b8d273f_at_math.hawaii.edu>, you wrote:
>> >Bryan:
>> >>If anyone has a 701C lid without the dreaded crack at the hinge I would
>> >be
>> >>interested. My tft screen is ok it is only the lid's attachment to the
>> >hinge
>> >>that is broken
>> >
>> >Jonathan:
>> >>Goop or
>> >>Shoe Goop &
>> >>chopsticks
>> >
>> >The best glue for Thinkpad composition plastic cases is ABS/PVC solvent
>> >adhesive (the kind used for
>> >plumbing fitments). Silicone-based solvents (e.g., goops) will not only
>> >eventually fail, but are
>> >irreversible in the sense that nothing else will ever adhere to the
>> >surface, even if you remove all
>> >the visible glue.
>> >
>> >- David R.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>--
>Happy trails...
>
>** Bill Morrow ** :-)
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>
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