Hi Alistair, thanks for the update. Yeah, if the plastic is very brittle, then a groove might just create a failure point. DMc ---- Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > I posted a subsequent update on this dave, the plastic does soften > with PVC primer, so it is indeed PVC or related plastic. > > But its very brittle, prob. from age. > > alistair > > On 28-Jun-10, at 7:19 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote: > > ---- Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > > are you sure its PVC? mine sure doesn't look like it. I could try > > some PVC cement and see if it melts it. > > > > I am loathe to cut into the spout. Considering how brittle the part > > that broke off was, I don't want to weaken the structure at all. > > > > alistair > > Looked like it to me, but I'm not an expert on plastics. > > David McNeely > -- David McNeely |
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