tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post5608933100164336177..comments2024-03-29T10:07:41.792+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: Novel GlueUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-92157341479954241702015-07-21T21:20:18.848+00:002015-07-21T21:20:18.848+00:00Lego is indeed ABS, so Polystyrene cement will wor...Lego is indeed ABS, so Polystyrene cement will work, but apparently LEGO themselves use MEK in their displays. Krazy Glue, as referenced in the excellent LEGO film, is Ethyl Cyanoacrylate (Googled it). This brings back memories of studying bonding methods during my degree course :)Paul Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-76781007387678597992015-07-20T09:46:03.674+00:002015-07-20T09:46:03.674+00:00Dunno about that - sticking Lego together has been...Dunno about that - sticking Lego together has been popular for year. You can't dismantle the displays in Leogland! <br /><br />I've also seen a few Lego model radio control boats that have been fixed together to keep them afloat. Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-27427603038967293802015-07-20T09:35:24.802+00:002015-07-20T09:35:24.802+00:00At least the Lego Movie gets this right, using the...At least the Lego Movie gets this right, using the "Cragle" or crazy glue, which presumably is a form of CA glue. <br /><br />Actually, I wonder when that book was published as it seems the idea for the film was taken directly from this book.Nick Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16127175841352825227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-46516634608078016922015-07-19T21:21:06.594+00:002015-07-19T21:21:06.594+00:00...The character is a scientist so presumably able...<i>...The character is a scientist so presumably able to tell the difference between different adhesives....</i><br /><br /><br />...Ah, but the WRITER is an arts graduate (English and Drama, then three years at the Royal National theatre). I'm surprised he knows that Araldite has to be mixed...<br /><br />Like all people with some scientific background, I am forever amazed at the technical staggering mistakes arts graduates insist on making. In many cases they are gratuitous - saying the correct words wouldn't change the plot one iota. I think that they really do feel that technology is a closed book, operates by magic, and that engineers are just making up stories when they claim that some requirements are critically important...Dodgy Geezernoreply@blogger.com