You must remove all original glue, which looks kinda like silicon rubber
cement, I'm not sure.
Don't use too much epoxy or it'll squish out . Clean back of mirror and be
sure to glue proper side up.
John Hermanson
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From: Chuck Norcutt <norcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] reflex mirror falling off (OM40/PC Body)
| Giles said:
| I would think that contact cement would be my primary choice, but if you
| want a very strong and tenacious glue you could use a polyurothane
| glue...
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| I think I'd stick with John H's advice to use a 5 minute epoxy. I think
| a) the glue should be liquid enough to flow so that it produces
| perfectly flat contact points and b) that it takes a while to cure so
| that it does have time to flow and also allows you working time to
| properly position the glass on the frame. If the original glue can't be
| removed from the frame and/or mirror I think I'd invert the triangle
| pattern with the new glue spots but leave the mirror in its original
| orientation.
|
| I think the poster said that the original glue pattern was three small
| drops in a triangle. That accords with my experience in mounting small
| telescope mirrors... three mounting points.
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