MD transplantation by bwerbrou M.D.

[rayzrayl]

be careful with silicone..!!
will it stand up to da heat inside;; IF there is any??!!

the silicone in the bathtub; corodes and degenerates;; why not in your unit..!!

do you want little "buggazz" (snot like particles) in your disc and machine..!!

i (rayzray) would be very abrehensive about silicone..

the only good place for silicone is bath-tubs and women'zz br*astzz..!!

late edit;; OK,, to be politically correct;; a man's bre*st too..!!

[lightbulbjim]

Originally Posted by rayzrayl

be careful with silicone..!!
will it stand up to da heat inside;;

The heat-proofing tiles on the outside of the space shuttle are held on with silicone. They use it because it's flexible and it can withstand thousands of degrees of heat without breaking down.

So it will handle the heat

[rayzrayl]

there must be different silicones;; but;; perhaps a silicone disighned for heat;; like the silicone to seal windshields..!!

why is it the silicine i (Rayzray) used to do my "toilet gasket headset) came apart;; i had to use a different one..!!

[lightbulbjim]

Not really sure, it could be that there was some factory residue or something on the gaskets or headphones, made it not stick. Also there's different types of plumbing silicones, acid cure and neutral cure.

On topic, I think I'd still use epoxy over silicone in this situation because it is harder and less flexible.

Also, filling the hole permanently means that you can't write protect the disc, is that right?

[bwerbrou]

Originally Posted by lightbulbjim

.. Also, filling the hole permanently means that you can't write protect the disc, is that right?

true, but i never used the disc protection switch anyway since i only transfer music by SS3.0 that is on my harddrive. I hardly never record anything I'm afarid to erase.

[Libelula]

Thanks so much for the tutorial! I saw it a while back but have only had the time (and patience) to give it a go today. I've only practiced on two mds so far to see how it goes, and everything's worked fine up to now. It's easier than it looks.
The only problem I did encounter was that I mixed the cases of the two mds, when putting them back together and because they aren't both by the same company the little knobs that hold them together are slightly taller on one, so it wouldn't close.
I used epoxy glue simply cause it was the only type I had. It seems to work well, though I will need to wait 24 hours before playing my new frankenstein MD.
Does model glue need to be mixed before you use it? Because that is one thing that makes epoxy a bit of a chore. However I think it's one of the toughest glues around, so the case should definitely hold together for years to come.

[Libelula]

I've just put up a very very detailed photo rich post on my blog as I thought it might help. I've credited you, and linked back here, so hopefully this will spread the word about mds. I'm tired of people thinking they're dead and buried. I hope that's alright.

[bwerbrou]

what's the url of your blog?
thank you that you enjoyed the topic, it's been a while i posted it though. i'm happy to see people still read it