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Does anyone have a suggestion for a good glue to join these two pieces together?
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How To Re-Attach Edison Diamond Disc Muffler Ball
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Re: How To Re-Attach Edison Diamond Disc Muffler Ball
That is a good candidate for contact cement.
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Re: How To Re-Attach Edison Diamond Disc Muffler Ball
It looks like they used hot hide glue originally.
If you have a glue pot, a thinner mix will allow it to soak into the fibers better as it sets.
If you have a glue pot, a thinner mix will allow it to soak into the fibers better as it sets.
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Re: How To Re-Attach Edison Diamond Disc Muffler Ball
WeldBond glue available at Michaels or Amazon online will work perfectly....
https://www.amazon.com/Weldbond-8-50420 ... 657&sr=8-1
It also repairs cracked records and is a great all-around glue...
https://www.amazon.com/Weldbond-8-50420 ... 657&sr=8-1
It also repairs cracked records and is a great all-around glue...
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Re: How To Re-Attach Edison Diamond Disc Muffler Ball
I appreciate all the great advice. I am sure all of those suggestions would work great, but since I did not want to mix up hot hide for a small job or run out to buy something, I just used what I had on hand. Aleen's Tacky Glue works so well for turntable felt that I used it on this. I clamped it overnight and just this morning reattached it the cable and it seems to be holding fine.
The worst part was the end of the cable was frayed a bit and it took more work than I anticipated to work it into the socket.
All's well that ends well.
Thank you!
The worst part was the end of the cable was frayed a bit and it took more work than I anticipated to work it into the socket.
All's well that ends well.
Thank you!
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Re: How To Re-Attach Edison Diamond Disc Muffler Ball
On my C-250, the felt on the mute ball was partly missing: I used some spare felt and Tacky Glue to repair it, and it works fine.Dave D wrote:I appreciate all the great advice. I am sure all of those suggestions would work great, but since I did not want to mix up hot hide for a small job or run out to buy something, I just used what I had on hand. Aleen's Tacky Glue works so well for turntable felt that I used it on this. I clamped it overnight and just this morning reattached it the cable and it seems to be holding fine.
The worst part was the end of the cable was frayed a bit and it took more work than I anticipated to work it into the socket.
All's well that end's well.
Thank you!
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Re: How To Re-Attach Edison Diamond Disc Muffler Ball
HUZZAH!Dave D wrote:I appreciate all the great advice. I am sure all of those suggestions would work great, but since I did not want to mix up hot hide for a small job or run out to buy something, I just used what I had on hand. Aleen's Tacky Glue works so well for turntable felt that I used it on this. I clamped it overnight and just this morning reattached it the cable and it seems to be holding fine.
The worst part was the end of the cable was frayed a bit and it took more work than I anticipated to work it into the socket.
All's well that ends well.
Thank you!
