20' of brand new 5/8" red T-molding for sale

[jasonbar]

I got some T-molding (http://t-molding.com/store/product.php?productid=40&cat=17&page=1) to spiff up my X-Arcade trackball unit, but it turns out that they use funky T-molding that has a much wider slot.  The stuff I just got from t-molding.com doesn't stick in--not even close.  :[

So, I paid $15.36, including shipping, for 20' of 5/8" red T-molding.  Anybody want to buy it?  I'd like to break even, but I'll entertain offers.

Thanks,
-Jason

[Stobe]

Not to deter from your BST offer, but did you considder running a bead of hot glue along the groove?

-Stobe

[jasonbar]

Hmm--interesting idea--no, I hadn't tried that.  I did consider jamming something in there to help fill up the gap (thin cardboard, cloth, etc.) but I didn't think I'd get the same "grab" that the little tines/barbs on the backside of the T-molding get.

Is the hot glue trick a tried & true hack?

Thanks,
-Jason

[shardian]

Hmm--interesting idea--no, I hadn't tried that.  I did consider jamming something in there to help fill up the gap (thin cardboard, cloth, etc.) but I didn't think I'd get the same "grab" that the little tines/barbs on the backside of the T-molding get.

Is the hot glue trick a tried & true hack?

Thanks,
-Jason

Oh it will definitely work. And the best part is the t-molding will still be removable.

[Stobe]

Hmm--interesting idea--no, I hadn't tried that.  I did consider jamming something in there to help fill up the gap (thin cardboard, cloth, etc.) but I didn't think I'd get the same "grab" that the little tines/barbs on the backside of the T-molding get.

Is the hot glue trick a tried & true hack?

Thanks,
-Jason

I've used it several times with good results.

Example:
To myself:  "I know I can get these last two lengths cut with this dull  slot cutter!"

...after the cuts are done...

"Opps, looks like I just used a wood burning blade to cut the slots: 

-Stobe

[jasonbar]

Thanks--I'll give it a whirl on the back side of the trackball unit for a test (I don't want to totally strip off the existing stuff in case I can't get the new stuff to stick & line up well).  After thinking more about it, I might also try jamming cloth in there (folding it over the insertion portion of the T-molding & tapping it in w/ a mallet) before busting out the hot glue.

Thanks,
-Jason

[jasonbar]

Thanks for your help, Stobe.  I got the red t-molding on my little X-Arcade trackball this weekend, using hot glue.  It worked *almost* perfectly.  There are a few spots where the t-molding isn't quite flush w/ the edge of the wood, especially around corners (even though I did trim away the inserted portion of the t-molding at corners).

Most parts took 2 tries: fill the slot w/ glue, jam the t-molding in, hold for a while, watch it pull back a little when I remove pressure, yank it out so that it makes a bunch of snot bridges when I pull it away, coat the t-molding, re-smush, hold, then it was usually ok.


Notes:
1 - It's tough to get dried hot glue out of textured vinyl laminate cover--wipe it off when it's still wet!
2 - The slots routed into the X-Arcade trackball are *much* wider than the barbs on the 5/8" t-molding from t-molding.com!


Pictures will follow, eventually, when my cabinet is farther along...

Thanks,
-Jason

[Stobe]

Glad to be of help, although I learned that trick from this same website, so someone else deserves the credit.

And I'd hurry up and trademark the term "snot bridges" before some semi-talented punk band snatches it up!

-Stobe

[jasonbar]

My buddy already called dibs on "Nose Grease."  I can see those 2 bands touring together...

[jasonbar]

Oh, PS: 15' of brand new 5/8" red T-molding for sale!!!