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From: Meat Plow on 18 May 2010 12:05
On Tue, 18 May 2010 16:24:33 +0100, Arfa Daily wrote:

> "Meat Plow" <mhywatt(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:pan.2010.05.18.15.02.16(a)gmail.com...
>> On Tue, 18 May 2010 14:33:59 +0100, N_Cook wrote:
>>
>>> Arfa Daily <arfa.daily(a)ntlworld.com> wrote in message
>>> news:qhsIn.24658$Lg1.6037(a)newsfe17.ams2...
>>>>
>>>> "N_Cook" <diverse(a)tcp.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>> news:hstf58$5u2$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>>>> > Bit of plastic ring with 3 internal springs and wedges that grips
>>>> > the
>>> disc
>>>> > but comes off the metal spindle with the CD. Other than dot of
>>>> > superglue and
>>>> > capilliary flow into the join , any recognised way of refixing?
>>>> > Reminds
>>> me
>>>> > of those ex-juke box 45rpm singles with adaptor for home use
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> I always just put a tiny drop of superglue on the top of the shaft,
>>>> and
>>> then
>>>> press the turntable back on, having first determined what the correct
>>> height
>>>> setting is, as the turntable tends to grip to the shaft very quickly
>>>> ... Don't overdo it on the glue though, as you don't want to press
>>>> any down
>>> the
>>>> shaft and into the top bearing :-\
>>>>
>>>> Arfa
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I tend to find superglue is some sort of super-fluid , almost totally
>>> lacking in viscosity and migrates along interference fits rather too
>>> easily. As occuring in a laptop drive, the bearing would be only just
>>> below the platter.
>>
>> But can't you buy gel?
>
>
> You can, yes, but the stuff I use comes on a card of like 12 tubes from
> the local supermarket, and costs a coupla quid ($3). It works better
> than all of the named brands, and is reasonably gloopy, whilst still
> being a good liquid - if you see what I mean ...
>
> To be honest, to be on the safe side, whenever I am glueing anything
> close to a moving part such as a motor bearing, I tend to put a small
> amount of oil or grease as appropriate into it. Then, if any superglue
> does find its way by migration or spillage, it doesn't actually stick to
> what it shouldn't.
>

Or just hang it opposite of the pull of gravity while the glue dries :)
From: N_Cook on 19 May 2010 03:12
Ended up with drop of superglue and capilliary and kept the platter spinning
for an hour with a small motor and O ring over plastic drive pulley. Didn't
like the idea of playing CD for that time as not sure what vapours would
come off in an enclosed space


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