Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon - Final Comments

2009-09-09 Thread Spiro
sounds like great stuff. Thanks for this. Is it specific to vinyl, or a small group of materials? I ask as nothing else seemed to do the trick in your examinations. Is the standard Acetone the solvent for this, or is there a specific Brand named solution? Also, what are the steps of use? Is it a

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon - Final Comments

2009-09-09 Thread Edward Przybylek
: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Spiro Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 11:19 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon - Final Comments sounds like great stuff. Thanks for this. Is it specific to vinyl

[BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon - Final Comments

2009-09-08 Thread Edward Przybylek
Hi all, I finally found a glue that does a good job gluing solid nylon. It’s called Surehold Plastic Surgery. I took two pieces of nylong ¼ by ¼ by 6 inches and glued them together to see how well Plastic Surgery would bond the two pieces together. After gluing them together, I put the

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-08 Thread Edward Przybylek
, Ed From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of RJ Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 10:38 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon There is a simple way to do this if you don't want to drop the lock. Add

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-08 Thread Philip Theron
[mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 4:55 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon I haven't been following the nylon glue issue so I don't understand what nylon has to do with this, the siding

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-08 Thread Dale Leavens
, August 08, 2009 12:03 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon Hi RJ, Does anyone already make these aluminum extensions or are they something I need to fabricate. If it's something I need to make up, could you give me a bit more detail about what you have in mind. How would I attach

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-08 Thread RJ
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 13:05 Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon Why not just a strip pushed up under the flange of the lower piece then snapped in under the bottom lip of the latching upper piece? You could form a series of clips

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-08 Thread Chuck and Judy Zimmer
@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 12:03 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon Hi RJ, Does anyone already make these aluminum extensions or are they something I need to fabricate. If it's something I need to make up, could you give me a bit more detail about what you

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-07 Thread Edward Przybylek
From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Spiro Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 3:33 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon is it too far out to suggest that you form a lip/lock shape extension the size

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-07 Thread Edward Przybylek
Of Dale Leavens Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 4:55 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon I haven't been following the nylon glue issue so I don't understand what nylon has to do with this, the siding will be vinyl or aluminum won't it? Might one

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-07 Thread Bob Kennedy
you should be able to glue it as well. - Original Message - From: Edward Przybylek To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 2:48 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon Hi Spiro, I was hoping to build an extension out of nylon and then glue it in place

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-07 Thread RJ
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon Hi Spiro, I was hoping to build an extension out of nylon and then glue it in place. I never once thought that gluing the nylon would present such a problem. I still like my idea and I'm currently looking into other materials and their gluing

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-06 Thread Edward Przybylek
[mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of NLG Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 4:34 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon What exactly is wrong with your siding? If it is just coming apart and there isn't any seperation of the locking channel

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-06 Thread chiliblindman
Ed does every section of siding have a slump in it at that spot for the entire 30 feet high? ...bob [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-06 Thread Edward Przybylek
: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of chiliblindman Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 11:30 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon Ed does every section of siding have a slump in it at that spot for the entire 30

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-06 Thread RJ
: Edward Przybylek To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 10:34 Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon Hi, That's the problem. There is a piece of siding that's not latched to the piece below it for about half its length. If I move the offending piece up

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-06 Thread Edward Przybylek
: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon Edward. If you don't want to do the job right, than get some headless aluminum nails to match the siding. Nail the offending piece every 4 feet . Or cut off the nailing flang and drop itdown to hold the siding that u cut and lock the upper piece. RJ

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-06 Thread Spiro
Przybylek From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of NLG Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 4:34 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon What exactly is wrong with your siding? If it is just coming apart

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-06 Thread Dale Leavens
, August 06, 2009 10:34 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon Hi, That's the problem. There is a piece of siding that's not latched to the piece below it for about half its length. If I move the offending piece up enough to latch it to the piece below it, then the next piece up

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-05 Thread Tom Fowle
Ed, That's a huge set of specs, I doubt there is anything. sounds to me like the fix is going to be more trouble than just replacing the siding, but then I'm not there. I'll ask. Tom

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-05 Thread Edward Przybylek
: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Fowle Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 1:35 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon Ed, That's a huge set of specs, I doubt there is anything. sounds to me like the fix

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-05 Thread NLG
- From: Edward Przybylek To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 3:02 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon Hi Tom, I'm beginning to think you're right. More and more, it's beginning to look like a mechanical solution (screws, pop rivets

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-04 Thread Edward Przybylek
] On Behalf Of Spiro Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 11:20 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon what about that old modeling glue? Would that properly melt nylon or vinyl? On Mon, 3 Aug 2009, Edward Przybylek wrote: Hi Tom, As long as you?re going

[BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-03 Thread Edward Przybylek
Hi all, Well, I finally have pieces of nylon in the sizes I need for my project. What I need to do next is glue some of the pieces together. As it turns out, there are very, very few glues that can bond nylong. After extensive research on the Internet, I found a product called Surehold

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-03 Thread Tom Fowle
My technician, who can manage to glue almost anything, says he's never found anything that works with nylon. Depending on the strength you need, it might be possible to drill and tap it then use machine screws, but I don't think you'll get a very sturdy result. I'll ask my tech again wednesday

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-03 Thread Bob Kennedy
Tom's tech may be exactly right. - Original Message - From: Edward Przybylek To: BlindHandyMan Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 7:52 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon Hi all, Well, I finally have pieces of nylon in the sizes I need for my project. What I need to do next is glue

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-03 Thread Edward Przybylek
...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Fowle Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 7:58 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon My technician, who can manage to glue almost anything, says he's never found anything that works with nylon. Depending

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-03 Thread Edward Przybylek
, 2009 9:20 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon When all else fails I'd try epoxy. There are a bunch of different kinds like the quick setting 2 parts you can get in a syringe that pushes out equal parts at the same time. Or there are the CA types

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-03 Thread Bob Kennedy
: Monday, August 03, 2009 9:41 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon Hi Bob, The first thing I tried was J. B. Weld. It took almost no effort to separate the two pieces of nylon after the glue had set. Most of what I read on the Internet said epoxy did not work very well as an adhesive

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-03 Thread Spiro
super glue is temperary on nylon; got a eally good fit, on thoroughly cleaned cane tip; got a good hold too. Next day, before it was restrung to the cane, just picking it up caused it to fall apart. Locked shop, over night, clueless to explain. How about the glues for pvc or pecs pipe? On

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-03 Thread Spiro
technician can provide will be greatly appreciated. Take care, Ed Przybylek From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Fowle Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 7:58 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-03 Thread Jewel
Ed could you just heat the opposite surfaces, and press them together so that they bond? Jewel