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  1. sbenzie

    Repair of 60's Bubble Car Perspex Window

    Hello, My farther is trying to repair some scratches and crack in perspex glass on a 1960's bubble car window. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylic_glass He needs to find an adhesive and filler that can be used on this material that will provide material compatibility, strength, optical...
  2. sbenzie

    Number formating

    Will have a look through the above though not having much luck as yet. Regards.
  3. sbenzie

    Number formating

    Hello, I'm evaluating a formula to which I get and answer that is in a complex number. The number has over 20 digits which is a little difficult to read, thus would like to change it to exponent form. I have beening trying to-do this with the Format > Results options, but with no sucess...
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    Fluid that causes fast degridation in O-Ring

    Glad to see there is humor, I`m wishing the O-Ring came with an ON\OFF switch, but alas !! It is quite an unusual application, I agree, but hey thats what makes engineering fun. First I need a seal for which the ORing is there doing it`s normal job, then I need to remove this sealing point...
  5. sbenzie

    Fluid that causes fast degridation in O-Ring

    To clarify, I have a piece of equipement\assembly I`m testing. I would like to remove a sealing point [Oring] without dis-assembling the equipment. I think I have three options to stop this seal working - 1. Drill through the steel to the ORing. 2. Use excessive heat to deteriate the ORing...
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    Fluid that causes fast degridation in O-Ring

    I tried acetone with a NBR rubber, but I just found it swelled pretty serverly, thus I`m guessing it would just improve the seal [in the short period of time I`m using it] not what I`m looking for. I could use heat, but I really want to achieve distruction of the seal through chemical means ...
  7. sbenzie

    Fluid that causes fast degridation in O-Ring

    Trying to see if there is anyone out there that is aware of a fluid that will degridate the rubber in an o-ring seal [say NBR]. I`m not looking for the oring to swell, infact the opposite, be eaten !! Thus that the seal provided by the oring will be lost .... Anyone any ideas ?? I`m told my...

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