Matias Quick Question

[hellothere]

... I'll try to stop asking questions. Well, for a bit.

I recently acquired an Ergo Pro 2 FK403QPC-2. It has a leg that's coming off. What cement, glue, resin, etc. should I use to fix? I tried to find out what kind of plastic the case is, but all I'm finding is, "Plastic case."

You folks have been excellent in answering questions, so thanks in advance!

[kelvinhall05]

Can you take a pic?

No worries about asking many questions, lol.

[hellothere]

Here ya go.

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That's just your standard Scotch tape hanging off to the left. It actually works pretty good, but I need a permanent solution.

I know some folks do get a little annoyed when n00b posts too much. I do try to search for answers before I post, so I guess that's a point for me .

[kelvinhall05]

Here ya go.

Spoiler:

IMG_0972.jpg

That's just your standard Scotch tape hanging off to the left. It actually works pretty good, but I need a permanent solution.

I know some folks do get a little annoyed when n00b posts too much. I do try to search for answers before I post, so I guess that's a point for me .

Ouch, poor thing lol.


I would use plastic epoxy.

[Riverman]

I think that Matias advertises that their cases are made out of polycarbonate. Whether or not that changes the choice of glues you're going to use, I don't know.

[hellothere]

Maybe ...? There's a version of JB Weld that I looked up and it does work on polycarbonate.

kelvinhall05, thank you very much for the advice. I did check Riverman's comment and confirmed Matias' Quiet Pro is listed as being polycarbonate. Of course, Matias could have used something different on the Ergo. However, I think that the JB Weld I linked to will probably be OK.

[fohat]

You guys seem to be looking in the wrong direction. Is the leg rubber? Rubber is notoriously hard to glue.

"Super-glue" was originally a glue for rubber, but I usually use rubber cement (the brown syrup-like stuff).

[hellothere]

No, the leg itself is the same kind of plastic as the case. There's a very good size rubber strip on the "foot" of the leg to keep the keyboard from sliding around.