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Offline mikes41720

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Is superglue fine to use on PBT?
« on: Mon, 31 October 2016, 13:12:59 »
Hi,

I've got this artisan keycap that has no stem (don't ask), and I bought some superglue (Loctite) from Walmart, hoping to put a Topre stem from a blank PBT keycap on it. Will it work or will the super glue melt the PBT or something? I've heard it's fine for most plastics, but I just wanted to ask around. Thanks!
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Offline Tactile

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Re: Is superglue fine to use on PBT?
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Re: Is superglue fine to use on PBT?
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 31 October 2016, 17:47:54 »
I have glued a few Cherry PBT stems inside PBT keycaps. Centring the stem correctly is difficult.

Superglue does not melt anything that I know of but the fumes makes clear plastic foggy, maybe also make glossy plastic matte.
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Re: Is superglue fine to use on PBT?
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 31 October 2016, 20:35:51 »
It's probably fine, but I'd do a test on an extra keycap first.
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Re: Is superglue fine to use on PBT?
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 01 November 2016, 09:30:35 »
Thanks for the feedback, guys. I applied it on an artisan keycap which is made of resin, and the PBT stem, and so far things are fine. There's just a bit of white residue, probably due to the superglue drying and turning white. But so far, so good. =)
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