Stephen's latest activity

  • Stephen
    Stephen replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    Definitely! This could be a great place to add more support for a bolted on reinforcement bracket - or just plain old reinforcement...
  • Stephen
    Stephen replied to the thread Apple Cube G4 Graphics glitch.
    It may be the ram on the GPU - many memory chips manufactured during this time doesn’t seem to age gracefully.
  • Stephen
    These days I have practically zero interest in the color classics - but jigs like these are so cool! Kudos, it looks great
  • Stephen
    Stephen replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    I am envisioning a perfectly form fitting bracket which is both epoxied and bolted into place — ideally, this will spread the load over...
  • Stephen
    Stephen replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    The broken hinge cannot be repaired with glue, it will continue to break. I suspect that the existing structure can be reinforced...
  • Stephen
    Stephen replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    Thank you, these photos clearly illustrate the hinge assembly. is this a common problem? I’ve not heard of it before.
  • Stephen
    Stephen replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    Is this portion of the chassis removable - a subframe? I haven’t had my portable open in a long time.