About to ask you guys a dumb question…does anyone know where to get replacement Velcro (I’m sure this is the wrong thing to call it but I don’t know what it’s called) that attaches to the lid on an early (gray keys) Apple IIe? See pics for what I’m talking about.
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Apple IIe lid “Velcro” ?
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J. Radon
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I dunno about an exact replacement, but I can vouch that this adhesive velcro is pretty good, and it looks like it might be near the same "hook" size: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C60C72U
It might interface with the old black velcro you have left, but if it was me, i'd replace it altogether on both sides, especially since nobody is gonna see it inside the case there
Sorry if this is a dumb answer, but I saw nobody had responded yet, and this was the best I had.
It might interface with the old black velcro you have left, but if it was me, i'd replace it altogether on both sides, especially since nobody is gonna see it inside the case there
Sorry if this is a dumb answer, but I saw nobody had responded yet, and this was the best I had.
It worked less great once I got it installed on both sides.
see:
https://youtu.be/2K8aDAPMFeQ
at the suggestion of VERAULT I went ahead and epoxied the original snap back on. That holds the lid on but it’s annoying that the two sides don’t match…
see:
https://youtu.be/2K8aDAPMFeQ
at the suggestion of VERAULT I went ahead and epoxied the original snap back on. That holds the lid on but it’s annoying that the two sides don’t match…
Chuck(G)
25k Member
I believe the stuff is known as mushroom head fasteners. Very different from hook-and-loop Velcro™.
J. Radon
Experienced Member
Didn't know that was what it was called, but it's certainly an apt description!
The previous Amazon link I posted is exactly that. Discovered the stuff when looking for something to install a liquid soap dispenser in my shower. Can't use anything too permanent since I live in an apartment, and had this stuff suggested to me.
The particular one I posted is "command strip" style, meaning you can easily peel the strip off without damaging the surface if you only intend to use it temporarily, but it won't come off accidentally, and has a strong hold.
It looks like 3m makes a bunch of different variations of it, so you might find a close match to the original through them.
It looks like the way it was originally installed on there was it had two posts that the fastners got threaded onto, which were then melted down to sandwich it in place. Did the posts get completely snapped off where the fastner is missing?
J. Radon
Experienced Member
Found a 3m page for what looks like almost exactly the same thing minus the rounded edges.
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40069041/
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40069041/
Some of them are partially snapped, some are still there. If you look in the video you can see where I drilled holes through the 3M replacement to allow the posts to poke through.
Hmm not sure if that link is broken or if the thing you linked to is just out of production?
J. Radon
Experienced Member
You're right, sorry. Most of the other listings seem to have any related (order-able) products listed right at the top.
It looks like they call their mushroom fasteners "dual lock" since both sides are the same, and thus interchangeable, unlike hook and loop.
Heres a search page for "dual lock" on their site.
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/search/?Ntt=Dual+lock
It looks like it's mostly sold by roll, and comes in different sizes based on density of the "stems" per square inch. It looks like the type on your machine probably has a really low density.