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1. dobó istván (istvan@noauthority.social)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jan-2025 08:28:56 JST dobó istván

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   New hinge failed. The epoxy just wasn't enough.

   Super glued it back in place to hold it and drilled a hole through the silver and aluminum.

   Countersunk both sides, then drove a brass rivet hard.

   Seems to have solved the problem. Everything is working fine on that part.

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   • dobó istván (istvan@noauthority.social)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jan-2025 08:28:57 JST dobó istván

     Working on reviving this PowerBook G4 (final model).

     Bracket to support the maglock was missing and the aluminum hinge that the hook connects to was cracked off.

     Made a new hinge out of 18ga silver and ground out what was left of the old one. Set in with jewelers epoxy. If it fails will shoot a screw.

     Reattached the cracked off wires. Might be a lid sensor or something.

     Going to have to glue it back into the housing and probably put a block of acetate between it and the SSD for support.