By the power of SUGRU!!!

[bunn]

I've been holding off making this post, lest I jinx things, but it does look as though the thing may be fixed.  You may remember (or, if you are one of the Egg Guineapigs and have a Busy Life, you may not) that the power jack socket on  my laptop was driving me nuts, and I kept having to take the thing to pieces and reassemble the socket.

The wonderful ozisim saw me whinging woefully on LJ about this and said: what you need is SUGRU!  And not only did she suggest this, she posted me some, which was a true Act of Kindness.

It comes in a little silver packet, and feels a bit like plastacine.   But unlike plastacine, it sticks to things quite enthusiastically, and it hardens when left at room temperature to a tough, rubbery substance like those silicone baking tools.   And it is *exactly* the stuff you need if some poorly-made component needs to be stuck back together in a way that will hold it together longer term.   My laptop has not lost power once since I Sugru'd the power supply back together.

I thought about photographing the repair, but that would be pretty dull.  However, I did have some sugru left after repairing the socket, so I thought I would try repairing the bit on the outside of the case where there used to be a bunch of plastic bars over the air intake, but most of the plastic bars have snapped off.   I thought if I tried to make plastic bars of sugru, they would inevitably look a bit saggy, so I decided to roll with the sagging, and instead make a sort of Cthuloid grille thing.   I did not, honestly, expect this to stay in place.  I thought it would probably fall off overnight.  But it's still there a week later, and it seems to be amazingly robust!  I wish I'd put a bit more effort into making it now.

In short : Sugru is Amazing.  And anyone who tells you that whining about your minor technology woes on a blog is a waste of time, is WRONG. :-D

Comments

[huinare.livejournal.com]

"Cthuloid"

*adds great adjective to vocabulary*

That's almost Celtic-knot-ish looking!

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

I am delighted to hear of the fixed laptop, and of the Chthuloid miracle that is Sugru!

[ozisim.livejournal.com]

:)
I love sugru!
I love sharing it.
Acrylic paint sticks very well as long as you don't paint it on really thick.
So you could paint it up in nice rainbow colours. (Or add some leaves and paint it green;)

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Oooh, leaves. Now there's a thought. I was wondering about how it would take paint. May have to try that.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

I'm now wondering if that is actually a word. It is now!

If I'd known it was actually going to work, I might have put more effort into making it a proper knot-form. As it was, I just idly rolled it out and squiggled it on.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

It is awesome stuff. I am now looking thoughtfully at my walking boots, which were getting a bit elderly, but I reckon I could probably get another year or so out of them by judicious application of sugru...

I love discovering new materials!

[ladyofastolat.livejournal.com]

Oh! A miracle magic subtance that heals boots! I've got some cherished, comfortable, lovely old walking boots that are riddled with holes. I also have some brand new boots that shout WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! with every step, and make me grumpy and unhappy whenever I wear them. If I can somehow plug the holes in the old ones (or should that be Old Ones?) with a magic Cthuloid +10 mighty gloop, that would be wonderful!

[bunn.livejournal.com]

I've just been researching this very idea. The Internet seems to think that the confusingly similarly named Shoe Goo is a better prospect for any part of the shoe that is likely to get abraded (like the sole) but that Sugru is flexible and suitable for uppers.

The soles of mine are OK, it's the uppers that are cracking, so I think I may try the Sugru.