You might try some 3M brand plastic welder. It's a cynoacrylate ( super
glue ) type of adhesive but it comes with a primer to allow it to bond
more readily to ABS and other styrene composite plastics. It's also a
bit thicker than regular super glue to prevent wicking problems.
There are other industrial acrylic based adhesives that would bond the
shoe and make it as strong as is was new, but they're not available
retail. Got any friends in the plastics manufacturing business ?
--
Jim
Dirk Wright wrote:
>
> >Dear All,
> >
> >Back in June of this year, I was in the UK and met up with List member
> >Paul Reynolds. Paul was interested to see the Zuiko 21/3.5 lens that I
> >had just received from Jaap's Wide Angle site in Rotterdam. Paul used
> >my T-32 flash to take an indoor shot or two and noticed there was a
> >crack in the black plastic body of the flashgun, just above the 'foot'.
> >I had never noticed it before but Paul said he had seen similar cracks
> >in other T-32s. It doesn't appear to detract in any way from the
> >useability or performance of the unit but it's obviously a physical
> >weakness. I'd be interested to know if this is a common fault with the
> >T-32. Have other List members experienced it? Do you know if it's
> >likely to get worse?
>
> Yes, it will get worse. You may consider using "super glue" since it is so
> thin that it will be wicked up into the crack. I never tried it so caveats
> fully apply.
>
> --
> Be Seeing You.
> Dirk Wright
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