[rescue] Sparcstation 2 feet

[Richard]

Careful in additional weight they may shear off!

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> On 15 Nov 2021, at 07:19, Steve Hatle <steve.hatle at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> o;?That sounds promising! I've got enough time and gravity (and maybe a
> little assistive weight on top) to see if this helps.
>
>> Mouse <mailto:mouse at Rodents-Montreal.ORG>
>> November 14, 2021 at 1:15 PM
>>> [...] three Sparcstation 2 machines [...]
>>> My question though, is about the feet.  On all three of them, it
>>> looks like at one point the glue softened, the feet "slid" around,
>>> and now the glue is hardened again.
>> The glue does not need to have softened.  I recently found three
>> pizza-box SPARCstations, one of which was an SS2 with one foot slid to
>> the point that about half an inch was outside the case footprint.
>>
>> I stood them all on their sides to store for a week or two.  The SS2, I
>> stood with the side with the projecting foot down, so the box's weight
>> would tend to slide it back into place.
>>
>> I recently moved them.  The foot in question had indeed slid back where
>> it belonged.  No heat gun necessary, just some time and a little
>> persistent force.
>>
>> Of course, it's not clear to what extent this helps you; you may have
>> trouble finding a way to set up persistent force to get the feet to
>> slide over time.  But it should be _possible_, at least.
>>
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>> Steve Hatle <mailto:steve.hatle at gmail.com>
>> November 14, 2021 at 12:45 PM
>> Through some good fortune, I've recently come into three Sparcstation
>> 2 machines - all with Weitek Powerups :-)
>>
>> My question though, is about the feet. On all three of them, it looks
>> like at one point the glue softened, the feet "slid" around, and now
>> the glue is hardened again.
>>
>> The feel are all kitty-wampus, not lined up with the cases at all any
>> more.
>>
>> Considering how solid they seem to be attached now, what might have
>> happened? Could it have been heat? Pressure from heavy monitor? Both
>> combined? Anyway, the question is whether anyone has any ideas on how
>> to fix this. Seems like my two options are gently using a heat gun and
>> see if that loosens things up, or else I can carefully try some
>> solvents and see if I can remove and then re-glue the feet onto the case.
>>
>> Let me know if you have any insight,
>>
>> Steve
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