[sdiy] Making / repairing a keytop ??

[James R. Coplin]

I like milliput. It's a two part epoxy putty that doesn't require any
baking. It comes in several grits from course to xtra fine. The course is
terracotta consistency and the xtra fine is porcelain to give a gauge. It
has a fairly good open time and smoothes perfectly. I use it for all my
similar restorations, replacements, repairs, etc. I can get at my good hobby
suppliers.

James R. Coplin
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl [mailto:owner-synth-
> diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of john mahoney
> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 10:21 AM
> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Making / repairing a keytop ??
> 
> Anybody ever tried using the "bake to harden" moldable polymers like Fimo
> or
> Sculpey? (I sound like an arts & crafts guy, lately!) They are like
> modeling
> clay but then you can bake it to harden it.
> 
> You could probably use it to fill in the gaps in the broken key.
> 
> And there's always Bondo, used for car body repairs, as well as Plastic
> Wood
> (TM).
> --
> john
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Forbes, Doug" <doug.forbes at canyons.edu>
> To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 10:18 AM
> Subject: [sdiy] Making / repairing a keytop ??
> 
> 
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > I got a totally boss Baldwin Fun Maker over the weekend at a garage sale
> > only problem is that one of the keytops is shattered and the pieces are
> > gone.
> >
> > Have any of you repaired or built from scratch a plastic piece like
> this ?
> > What / where do you get the material ? What do you use to glue it
> together
> ?
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Doug Forbes
>