[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I've got the majority of it done, just waiting for >the epoxy to set. I'm a little nervous about the hinges. I'd love to get the >skinny right from Apple as to how they do it.
I've wondered what sort of adhesive Apple used in the TiBooks as I currently have a pair of disassembled TiBooks and would like to shtick 'em back together again. Recently I stumbled across some relevant info in one of Apple's patents, "patent number 6,574,096 - Use of titanium in a notebook computer". It's got lots of details on the TiBook's design and construction, plus it has interesting 'discussions' about Ti glue - go down about 2/3 of this page (or just repeatedly search the page for 'glue'): <http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=/netah tml/search-adv.htm&r=80&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&s1=apple.ASNM.&p=2&OS=AN/apple&RS=A N/apple> >From the above page: "Virtually any type of glue suitable for bonding injection molded materials to titanium or titanium alloys may be used. An exemplary glue suitable for use in various embodiments of the present invention is Lord's glue 201/19 manufactured by the Lord Corporation of Cary, N.C." Here's on Lord Corporation's web site is their "Engineered Adhesives" page: <http://www.lord.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=520> I had a heck of a time finding just what sort of glue is '201/19', but eventually found infos in this doc: <http://literature.lord.com/root/other/Metal_Bonding_Selector_Guide.pdf> ACRYLIC ADHESIVES - LORD 201/19 Applications - Bare metals, plastics and composites Working Time - 5-8 minutes Handling Time - Fast, 12-16 minutes Full Strength - 2 hours, heat cure typically not recommended Easy to dispense, Self-leveling Comments - Minimal surface preparation, fast cure, good environmental resistance. Now I just need to follow up and find a source from whom I can actually purchase some of this stuff . . . Scott, can you tell us what sort of epoxy you used? And how it seemed to work? I was concerned that many epoxies are brittle, and so maybe not good for a device that gets so much handling. Not that I know much about epoxies, or the above mentioned "ACRYLIC ADHESIVE" either . . . hth, Dan K PS: for a search that calls up all of Apple's patents, an interesting adventure in its own right: <http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnet ahtml%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=0&f=S&l=50&d=PTXT&RS=AN%2Fapple&Query=AN%2Fapple&P revList1=Prev.+50+Hits&TD=1757&Srch1=apple.ASNM.> ................................. http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 ................................. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
