Replacing slide button

[Ed McCullough]

I use E6000 glue. It is very tenacious. It has a tiny bit of softness and flex when it is cured. It is never brittle and therefore never breaks.

[Age]

I have some of that stuff around here somewhere. It reminds me of Gorilla Glue.

[Ed McCullough]

I use the glue to repair tiny tears and holes in my clothing. Put the glue on the inside of the clothing and mash it into the fabric. Press only lightly, so that you do not see a colored spot when you look at the front of the Garment. This is much faster than sewing.

[Ed McCullough]

E6000 also repairs leaks in air mattresses. Use only the glue. You do not have to put a layer of any cover material on top of the glue.

[Scotty]

I have some of that stuff around here somewhere. It reminds me of Gorilla Glue.

I used Gorilla glue years ago to replace a 260 button. It's still solidly on there.

scotty

[Lockjaw Larry]

Year before last at Danny’s party my EastTop slide tab popped off ending my jam fun.  I drilled a teeney hole in the bare slide end, affixed the button with epoxy and it is still tight.  The hole gave better purchase for the glue. 
A few years ago I won a bid on a good looking barely played 64 on eBay that had a button missing.  I got it for a very good price and instead of replacing the button I cut a length of .018” shim ( because that’s what I had), affixed it to the wood end with a small screw, and connected it to the slide with a groove I cut in the shim.   While not a beauty it works so well it became my arm chair go to when I need a 16 holer.  No gorilla nor epoxy needed.

[Ed McCullough]

Larry, Sounds like a winner.

[brorat]

Looks like a winner too!

[Age]

Man! That's a relic, Lar! Looks like the one I bought myself with my shoe shine money when I was eleven. (I still have it BTW )

[Lockjaw Larry]

Man! That's a relic, Lar!

Yeah, it’s one of those barn finds that wasn’t over used nor abused.  ‘Cept the button was missing when I bid very low and won it.  Since then it has developed three cracks that I repaired with epoxy glue.  She ain’t purty but, like us olduns, still making sweet moans and groans.