How to repair cracked Ultem? Any Suggestions?

[Ranger Rick]

Purchased a set of Ultem grips for my Benchmade Ritter. About an hour after assembly, cracks developed around four of the screws. at the stand offs. Should I disassemble the knife and soak some LOCTITE SUPER GLUE into the cracks?

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

The first thing I would do is take some photos. I would then contact the seller and send them the photos. If pretty much every hole has a crack, the scales may be defective
Post the photos here so we can see the problem, as well.

Did you torque the screws down too tight?

Thin CA could make it better visually, but the problem may not be fixed. Done wrong you may have a mess.

What I recall about Ultem is it that it is amber color, tough, but can be somewhat brittle. It will develop cracks if exposed to certain chemicals. Its advantage was being a plastic with heat resistance and electrical insulation. IIRC, it was mainly used on medical stuff.

 

[Ranger Rick]

The first thing I would do is take some photos. I would then contact the seller and send them the photos. If pretty much every hole has a crack, the scales may be defective
Post the photos here so we can see the problem, as well.

Did you torque the screws down too tight?

Thin CA could make it better visually, but the problem may not be fixed. Done wrong you may have a mess.

What I recall about Ultem is it that it is amber color, tough, but can be somewhat brittle. It will develop cracks if exposed to certain chemicals. Its advantage was being a plastic with heat resistance and electrical insulation. IIRC, it was mainly used on medical stuff.

I have done the above waiting for a response. I have about 10 knives with ultem scales Ine other developed cracks a Vosted. They sent me replacement grips. From my research last night, I found many posts thinking LOCKTITE causes this problem. The screws were just snugged up. I'm thinking liquid superglue.