On 11/02/2019 11:47, Graeme wrote:

Anyone experience of repairing Bakelite?Â* I have a piece about 7 inches
square which has snapped in half.Â* Thickness about 1/12 of an inch. Plan
is to glue the two edges and hold together, then add a plate on the
underside - brass, or possibly plastic, glued in place.

A vintage radio site suggests Araldite as an adhesive - unless anyone
has a better idea?
Bakelite is a phenolic resin type plastic and epoxy and polyester (car
body filler/glass fibre resin/ both work very well, Cyanoacrylate does
work but not so well.

As per usal with araldite, mix absolutely equal amounts incredibly
thoroughly, wipe off excess with white spirit, clamp up tight and then
stove at around 100C in the oven.

YOu will get an almost invisible bond that will not be rubberery even in
boiling water




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