Impressed with Sugru

Steinar · **on:** June 08, 2016, 10:19:26 PM

Sorry, no cool project, but simply fridge magnets. We have some neodymium magnets on our fridge. They are so strong they are a bit difficult to remove, especially since they are chrome plated (and therefore have a very smooth surface). So, I used some Sugru to add a knob to each of them. But, why are you impressed, Steinar? I am impressed because I didn't degrease the magnets, and the Sugru still stuck properly. There aren't that many products which adhere well to a chromed surface with residue of skin oils.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #1 on:** June 08, 2016, 11:32:12 PM

I've heard great things about the stuff but I've never used it myself.

Def

enki_ck · **Reply #2 on:** June 08, 2016, 11:49:18 PM

I've been thinking of getting some of it recently to try and fix the battery cover on my GPS.
I have a Garmin GPSMAP 60cs and the small bottom tab broke on me, a common problem as far as I've seen. Now it's an older unit and parts areno longer available here and to shell out $20-$30 for one from the states is a bit too much.
So i thought I might try making the broken part out of Sugru and attaching it to the rest of the battery cover. Do you think it would hold?

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #3 on:** June 08, 2016, 11:53:21 PM

I have the same unit. Nice device, although I don't use it much these days.

Def

enki_ck · **Reply #4 on:** June 09, 2016, 12:04:19 AM

It's a great unit, very reliable and I use it a lot. And as I plan to spend about a 3 weeks this summer in areas few people have ever been, I'd love it if my navigation device wasn't ducttaped together.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #5 on:** June 09, 2016, 02:49:53 AM

Yeah I can see the appeal of that!

Def

Steinar · **Reply #6 on:** June 09, 2016, 08:26:40 AM

Quote from: enki_ck on June 08, 2016, 11:49:18 PM

I've been thinking of getting some of it recently to try and fix the battery cover on my GPS.
I have a Garmin GPSMAP 60cs and the small bottom tab broke on me, a common problem as far as I've seen. Now it's an older unit and parts areno longer available here and to shell out $20-$30 for one from the states is a bit too much.
So i thought I might try making the broken part out of Sugru and attaching it to the rest of the battery cover. Do you think it would hold?

I think it's worth trying if the part doesn't need to be very stiff. Sugru seems pretty strong, but it becomes a silicone rubber when cured, not a stiff plastic.