on 5/2/02 9:08 AM, Dennis SCP at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> While I'm at it, I know that this list has already discussed the topic of >> Powerbooks' rubber feet, but I seem to have lost those messages. Can anybody >> point me to a suitable replacement set of feet and/or reliable adhesive? My >> Pismo lost all its rubber feet some time ago, and I sort of miss them. (It >> slides easily and the bottom's getting all scratched up.) > > Here they are: > > *** > > My Ti-400 is always loosening a screw - usually the one nearest the AC > adaptor socket. I suspect the large heat/cool range is at fault. Any > fixes out there? Also, I lose rubber feet (including that one) which > means desk scratches when I don't notice the screw coming out again. > Are the feet available? > > *** > > Apple has them available, as does (i think) pbparts.com. Apple mailed me > some just a few weeks ago. > > Here's what I did, after getting the idea from having the same problem > on my PB G3 (Firewire): > > take a small piece of sand paper or a key and scour the inside of the > little hole the foot goes into. then, use some sort of glue (I used > Rubber Cement in -very- small quantities) on the adhesive side of the > foot. insert foot.... and it should stay in longer. On my Firewire, the > feet never came off again. We'll see about the TiBook. > > Also, I heartily recommend the CoolPad Podium by RoadTools, which solved > the screw loosening for me. The podium raises the rear of the Powerbook > for better airflow. After I installed an extra 128MB RAM, my fan would > kick on about 3 times a day.... after getting the Podium, it hasn't > kicked on at all. > > *** > > There are commercial products (like LoctiteŽ) to discourage threaded > connections from loosening, but a little rubber cement under the screw > head (and touching the top few threads) might also do the trick. > > Wallmart or any decent hobby store ought to have these by the boatload, > any size your want. To borrow a line from a potato chip > commercial... You won't be able to get just one. ;-) > > *** > > someone mentioned that replacement rubber feet could be found at Home > Depot, or some such place. Anyone remember? > > *** > > What works better than the feet is that foam rubber web stuff that's > used to line your kitchen cupboards with. I just place a piece of that > on the table that I'm using my 'book on, and the 'book's cord can be > yanked right out the back and the 'book doesn't even budge. A .99 (or > thereabout) roll of it at WalMart is good for about 10 pieces... > > *** > > Try Loctite brand adhesives. . . . . kinda like crazy glue, but better, > if you use the surface insensitive type. Do a search for it at: > <www.mcmaster.com> > > But IMHO, I wouldn't want something that would stick too well, because > that would usually mean destroying or discoloring the surface of your > Powerbook. I'd rather have something I can replace without incident > every few weeks. > > *** > > Okay, Gene and everybody - I still have my four feet, but would like to > find an adhesive which will keep the rubber feet/circles on for longer > than a month or two. Any help on that? If it's available at my local > Radio Shack, please post specific type/model # for the glue stuff... > > *** > > I just use some round self-stick plastic bumpers that come on a sheet. > They are usually used for the corners of pictures you hang on the wall > or on cupboard doors. My mom found a couple of sheets at a garage sale. > I don' t know where you can buy them, but any hardware store is a good > bet. > > *** > > I just use some round self-stick plastic bumpers that come on a sheet. > > REPLY > > Hi - I've been watching this thread with some amusement - me of the > controlled slide persuasion. The well known torsional creakness of > Lombard has long pushed me toward carousels or even magazines as > adjustable platforms that you can slide any which way to adjust your > access to the kb/screen. Enough of! rolling off the rubber pads with > their annoyingly powerful stiction. One exception - when perching ol' > Lommie atop a stereo or whatever with dangling entanglements for the > errant foot a firmer grip makes a little sense (although a good yank > will put it on the floor anyway). > > Maybe Apple should introduce the equivalent of "locking casters." > > ***
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