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   john larkin to tnp@invalid.invalid   
   Re: Tool for melting plastic stub fixing   
   19 Jan 26 09:24:43   
   
   XPost: uk.d-i-y   
   From: jl@glen--canyon.com   
      
   On Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:14:43 +0000, The Natural Philosopher   
    wrote:   
      
   >On 19/01/2026 16:00, john larkin wrote:   
   >> On Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:31:03 -0000 (UTC), Ian   
   >> <${send-direct-email-to-news1021-at-jusme-dot-com-if-you-must}@jusme.com>   
   >> wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> I'm looking for a tool to "melt" those plastic stub/peg fixings that poke   
   >>> through PCB holes to give mechanical strength to large items, or hold   
   >>> non-electrical things like light guides in place.   
   >   
   >>> I may have several hundred to do...   
   >>   
   >> It would be easy to glue them, like with a UV-cure adhesive.   
   >>   
   >Dab of hotSnot™   
      
   Try that and let us know how it works.   
      
   I had in mind Bondic or an eqivalent. Use a UV flashlight, not the   
   dinky blue LED that comes with it. Dab and flash in maybe 8 seconds.   
      
      
      
      
   John Larkin   
   Highland Tech Glen Canyon Design Center   
   Lunatic Fringe Electronics   
      
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