Luba the Russian Fell on her Knob. :(

[ibcrewin]

I dropped my lubitel 2 on the rewind knob side and it looks like the bakelite broke off at the knob :bang:. What can i use to cement this bad boy back into place and keep it light tight? Looks repairable but I think it's going to need to be built up to keep it from leaking light.

 

[corazon]

bump bump bunp

 

[Sparrow]

If it really is the original Bakelite I have a dim and distant memory that cellulose thinners is a solvent. So it may be possible to “weld” it with that, anybody know for sure??

 

[wjgorham]

I have had good luck with the two part glue used to fix the rear view mirror to glass, available in autopart stores. I have not used on Bakelite, however. Epoxy putty is good for filling holes, etc.

 

[FallisPhoto]

I dropped my lubitel 2 on the rewind knob side and it looks like the bakelite broke off at the knob :bang:. What can i use to cement this bad boy back into place and keep it light tight? Looks repairable but I think it's going to need to be built up to keep it from leaking light.

Pretty much your only hope is epoxy putty. I can't think of anything else that would work and that would also be impervious to light.

 

[FallisPhoto]

If it really is the original Bakelite I have a dim and distant memory that cellulose thinners is a solvent. So it may be possible to “weld” it with that, anybody know for sure??

I don't think there is such a thing as a solvent for bakelite. Bakelite is a cross-linked polymer of phenol and formaldehyde. It's just one molecule. There are no polymer chain ends to be attacked and it's resistant to all solvents.