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Main => Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail => Topic started by: jasonbar on June 22, 2007, 11:36:55 pm
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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
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Not to deter from your BST offer, but did you considder running a bead of hot glue along the groove?
-Stobe
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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My buddy already called dibs on "Nose Grease." I can see those 2 bands touring together...
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Oh, PS: 15' of brand new 5/8" red T-molding for sale!!! ;D