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Woodstock feet replacements?
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Post: #1
10-07-2009, 11:37 AM
 Now that my Woodstocks are getting older, the feet are getting to the point that just "sanding" them isn't working... as with the drive wheels, they're turning into sticky goo. I have had no problem finding the tan rubber in furniture feet, but cutting them into little Woodstock feet is turning out to be more difficult than I expected. They end up the wrong size, the wrong angles (the rubber deforms when pressed on with a knife), etc. Any ideas on how to cut uniform replacements?
Post: #2
10-08-2009, 06:20 PM
It may be helpful keeping the rubber in a freezer overnight. It probably won't deform when you cut it due to its frozen state. I never tried that on my own, the idea spontaneously came to my mind, so it might not work. Good luck.
Post: #3
10-09-2009, 01:00 AM
Thanks. I knew somebody had to have SOME ideas. I thought of cutting razor blades to build a box die cutter, but I've never done something like this. The feet have to have depth and a taper unless they are glued towards the surface, but that would change the way you access the screws. I guess another approach would be to fill the openings with another material and just top them off with the rubber part. Still... a replacement piece would be best. maybe a mold to fill with hot glue, topped by rubber?
Post: #4
10-09-2009, 01:30 AM
Hi, Doc; are you OK? I read your post and wondered about it since; no ideas so far. The specific format of the rubber feet actually helps cutting a spare from raw material (they are like small bricks). And the mold with hot glue seems valid: just wrap an existing feet with any aluminum foil (thicker than the one used in the kitchen, which is as thin as a paper) and remove the feet from the top: your mold is ready. You could also try to carve the glue bar directly and then use a small amount of hot glue to set the sheet rubber feet (flat cut) in place. I would also suggest to cut the new rubber feet (sheet) a bit larger than the actual feet so its edges match the thickness of the small borders around them in the calculator case. Wish I had a picture or a Chinese to write down its description in a thousand words... Success! Luiz (Brazil)
Post: #5
10-09-2009, 01:58 AM
The idea of Luiz how to build a simple mold is great, however, instead of hot glue I would prefer a 2K-silicon compound, which certainly can be blended with a filler and/or tan pigment to get the right hardness and surface. Such silicon compounds are usually available at modelling shops or dental supplies. Andreas
Post: #6
10-09-2009, 02:39 AM
Hi, Luiz, and let me add my belated welcome upon your return from hiatus!
Quote: I admit to not quite getting the reference, there -- does this refer to a calligrapher painstakingly producing an illustration 'worth a thousand words'? :-) -- KS
Edited: 9 Oct 2009, 2:40 a.m.
Post: #7
10-09-2009, 05:15 AM
Hi, Karl; Yeap, you are correct about the 'chinese thought'. It was just a reference of the origin of the thought (at least, I've been told that since I was a kid...) because after reading what I wrote, I felt as using too much words and failing to describe it... Frustrating. <:^( Cheers and thanks for your welcome. I appreciate.
Luiz (Brazil) Edited: 9 Oct 2009, 5:30 a.m. |
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