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