What adhesive for attaching rubber feet?

[Bird222]

I want to reattach the rubber feet on my NES Advantage joystick. I want something strong but not so strong I can't pry them back off if I need to take it apart again. Any suggestions?

 

[Schfifty Five]

Scotch or 3M double sided tape?

Would probably hold well and if you needed to take it off, it wouldn't be too bad.

edit: I'm thinking of the kind that's kinda softer/thicker than traditional scotch tape.

 

[Bird222]

I thought about that. I also thought about rubber cement. I'm not sure how strong rubber cement bonds though.

 

[razel]

I used to have the original back in the 80's. IIRC, the rubber feet then slid easily as well and it's a metal base and rubber feet. Clean both areas and start with double sides real Scotch tape, then try the stronger stuff. You must clean both areas though.

 

[Gardener]

I used contact cement to re-attach laptop feet, use sparingly. It remains elastic when it dries.

 

[purbeast0]

I got some of these for my custom built joystick.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt...l-Surface-Bumpers-12-per-Pack-49565/203661091

It's worked out great and it's a lot tackier than the previous ones I had, which were spherical in shape.

 

[CZroe]

I recall asking the same thing almost 10yrs ago when I realized that the adhesive in my laptops would always turn to goo over time. Several days ago I moved the feet that had visibly shifted out of place on my NES Advantage. I used a heat gun and it did not appear to go very well:
The grainy look underneath looked like adhesive stayed on the bottom plate and peeled off a layer of rubber, but the area still had significant overlap with the correct position so I just twisted them back where they belonged and stuck them back down. So far it is holding up.

I have taken apart other NES Advantage sticks before (there are a TON of completely different internal revisions) and had some where the rubber feet don't want to stick anymore. I'm all ears if anyone has a good suggestion that preserves the original feet.

The bigger issue for most people is having a nut driver with a hole in the driver shaft for the potentiometer shafts.

I'm also modding a bunch of Neo-Geo Gold X joysticks and those feet do not want to re-stick either.

 

[Nashemon]

After a bit of searching, the best search terms I could come up with are Double Sided Adhesive Circles. The results vary a bit in level of tack and the thickness of circles. I'm going to order a couple different ones and try them out. I'll report back.

 

[CZroe]

After a bit of searching, the best search terms I could come up with are Double Sided Adhesive Circles. The results vary a bit in level of tack and the thickness of circles. I'm going to order a couple different ones and try them out. I'll report back.

Just modded a brand new Neo Geo X Gold joystick to work with a real Neo Geo and can't get the feet to stick. Thought of this thread. Update?

 

[Nashemon]

Just modded a brand new Neo Geo X Gold joystick to work with a real Neo Geo and can't get the feet to stick. Thought of this thread. Update?

Negative. Prices caught me off guard, so I got caught up trying to put together a list of everything I might need them for, and measuring their feet so I don't order things I'll never use, thus I haven't placed an order yet. Sorry, mate.

Thanks for the reminder to hop back on this, though.

 

[CZroe]

Negative. Prices caught me off guard, so I got caught up trying to put together a list of everything I might need them for, and measuring their feet so I don't order things I'll never use, thus I haven't placed an order yet. Sorry, mate.

Thanks for the reminder to hop back on this, though.

Thanks anyway. I'll also let you know if I find anything that might work out. Might just turn the stick-on feet into plugs with some hot glue.

 

[Bird222]

I used some 3m double sided tape that seems to be working good. Granted I haven't used the stick a lot.

 

[CZroe]

I used some 3m double sided tape that seems to be working good. Granted I haven't used the stick a lot.

I actually tried exactly that months ago with another one of these same sticks but the screw holes underneath just don't give it enough surface area to stick to. I have to use a couple pieces to cover all the area and it just doesn't work as well. It definitely works better than the cheap double-sided tape I was using before that.