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[Chrisb]

i ran across this website where the guy says he uses a bakelite solvent to effect repairs on old radios.  i wondered whether anybody has ever heard of such a thing or has any idea what it might be?

[Glenn]

There ain't no such beast! I suggest you miss-read the site. Years ago, there used to be products called 'Bakelite Solvent Cements' available, for people who wanted to attempt repairs on items made from this product.
 
There is a site, wh

[Rick_oleson]

Actually, Dr. Baekeland realized that he had created Bakelite when he discovered that there was no solvent that could clean it out of his test tubes.  There might be a substance that can dissolve Bakelite, but I can't imagine what it would be and I

[Pablomartinez]

Bakelite is basically one huke molecule. You can not disolve that!
 
If you want to glue bakelite, sand the area to make it rough and use slow epoxi. If you want to achieve a good bond, do small holes with a dremmer around the crack and sew the c