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| Author: | msween [ Sun Aug 10, 2014 11:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | silly mistake, any ways to fix it? |
On my current build which is almost finished, I am making my wiring cavity covers magnetic, as opposed to screw in. so today, I inlaid my magnets on both the cover and the guitar, and I done gone f*d it up, lol. the magnets are pushing away from each other instead of attracting, and they are held in with super glue. is there a way to get these out of either the guitar or the cover without ruining them, or should I make another cover?I suppose I could try to drill them out, but I wondered if there might be a special trick for debonding the super glue and pop the magnets out? thanks |
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| Author: | msween [ Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: silly mistake, any ways to fix it? |
Drilled out and fixed. Quick and painless for anyone's future reference |
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| Author: | cphanna [ Sun Aug 10, 2014 6:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: silly mistake, any ways to fix it? |
I'm truly sorry about your mistake, but I don't think it'll take much to fix it. But this does raise a question for me: Apart from drilling out, would heat from a soldering iron applied right to the magnet make the glue release? I'm asking because I want to know. Is it practical to release super glue with heat applied in this fashion? I am certain someone out there has tried this. Please tell us about your results. In the meantime, Mark, keep your chin up. I'll bet we get additional suggestions before morning.... If we don't, then you know they can be drilled out, and that's not the end of the world, either. |
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| Author: | corvettemaster [ Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: silly mistake, any ways to fix it? |
theoretically heat can debond any glue, but heat can damage the material that is glued. |
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| Author: | Rodger Knox [ Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: silly mistake, any ways to fix it? |
The heat from a soldering gun will make CA let go, but heat will also de-magnetize. I'm not sure if the order of magnitude of heat required to release CA would damage a magnet. |
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| Author: | Alain Lambert [ Fri Aug 15, 2014 6:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: silly mistake, any ways to fix it? |
Try some Acetone, which is supposed to be a solvent for CA glue. Nothing to loose! |
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| Author: | Mike Dotson [ Thu Sep 11, 2014 3:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: silly mistake, any ways to fix it? |
Once you do get them out use a piece of steel (or a flat screw) for one side. Two magnets stuck together can be a bear to get apart. |
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