One man's trash.......
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Wow,very nice mod and resto,so far. That top metal trim in sweet! She's gonna look great when your done.
Thank you !
Had to stop last night and had some direction for cutting the original case now.
I know that when using acrylic cement, the plastic melts some when squishing the pieces together which is good for bonding. BUT as the material squishes I could possibly lose some dimension to the repair and could make it look crooked at all kinds of angles after its stuck.
I decided to slice the original case so I would end up with MORE material than needed so I could sand it down a little at a time to get it just right or hope the plastic would squish just enough. Remember with acrylic cement, if there is no material to squish together, it will not fill gaps/voids so for a strong bond the 2 parts must be touching at every mating surface.
I used the thickness of this thin metal bracket I had laying around, which happened to have a 90* bend and made a perfect jig for offsetting my cut and also to set the perpendicular slice I want to make next.
Had to stop last night and had some direction for cutting the original case now.
I know that when using acrylic cement, the plastic melts some when squishing the pieces together which is good for bonding. BUT as the material squishes I could possibly lose some dimension to the repair and could make it look crooked at all kinds of angles after its stuck.
I decided to slice the original case so I would end up with MORE material than needed so I could sand it down a little at a time to get it just right or hope the plastic would squish just enough. Remember with acrylic cement, if there is no material to squish together, it will not fill gaps/voids so for a strong bond the 2 parts must be touching at every mating surface.
I used the thickness of this thin metal bracket I had laying around, which happened to have a 90* bend and made a perfect jig for offsetting my cut and also to set the perpendicular slice I want to make next.
I'm loving the detailed descriptions & images of the excellent work you're doing, best bed time story ever! 
Chop, hack, slice, chop, hack......
Could have fit a little better if I wasn't so damn impatient!
It is glued up for the most part. Time to dry!
I originally wanted the seams hidden in the grooves of the radio, but the more I thought about the logistics of trying to sand the seam, it just would have turned out like crap. I spliced on flat areas so I know I can sand it smooth and prep it properly for paint.
Could have fit a little better if I wasn't so damn impatient!
It is glued up for the most part. Time to dry!
I originally wanted the seams hidden in the grooves of the radio, but the more I thought about the logistics of trying to sand the seam, it just would have turned out like crap. I spliced on flat areas so I know I can sand it smooth and prep it properly for paint.
Can you imagine how the designers and engineers of this box would feel seeing this kind of effort on their creation? !blu_fuz said:
As Chris said earlier, " Damn these threads are inspirational!
IMPRESSIVE! "Carry on young man!
I'm jealous, wish I was doing this repair...partly because I don't have an M90 but mostly because I love doing this sort of resto! Keep up the good work, loving watch the stages 
Nicely done - I could see in some pics that it looked like the piece was going to stick out slightly on the back - little did I realise that this was part of the master plan to allow the adhesive to melt the joint slightly to even up the piece!
That will not only look great when it's done, it will also be as strong as an intact casing.
Great effort,
James...
That will not only look great when it's done, it will also be as strong as an intact casing.
Great effort,
James...
This is something I'd like to give a try after following The Maestro at work here, this is so inspirational I now have an urge to damage a (donor) box just to see if I can put it all back together again!Northerner said:I'm jealous, wish I was doing this repair...partly because I don't have an M90 but mostly because I love doing this sort of resto! Keep up the good work, loving watch the stages
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