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04-12-2008, 11:59 AM
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| | Hammer Head Shark
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 45
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   |  DIY Acrylic Cement
Found this today looking for acrylic cement. I'm gonna have to try it! PCApex.com - DIY Acrylic Cement _________ Got Questions? Need Answers?
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04-12-2008, 12:09 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
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good find! _________ Got Questions? Need Answers?
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04-12-2008, 12:38 PM
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| | Hammer Head Shark
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 45
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you think nail polish remover (which is acetone based) would work or maybe have too much extra junk in it?
p.s. thanks geek! | |
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04-17-2008, 07:44 PM
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| | Hammer Head Shark
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04-17-2008, 10:40 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
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thats soo awsome, i wanna do something like that one day | |
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04-17-2008, 11:20 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
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Good find for small diys. But for larger things I would be a bit scared. _________ 90 gallon tank with center overflows, 44 gallon custom sump/fuge, Tek T5 retrofit 4x54 bulbs, Reef Octopus nw200 protein skimmer, Iwaki WMD40RLXT return pump (changed to panworld 100pxx),Knop c ca reactor, PA light house controller.
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04-18-2008, 07:38 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 58
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Originally Posted by IBMGeek  Good find for small diys. But for larger things I would be a bit scared. | 
Ditto
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04-18-2008, 08:03 AM
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| | Hammer Head Shark
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Originally Posted by IBMGeek Good find for small diys. But for larger things I would be a bit scared. | why is that IBM? It makes total sense to me. The acetone is still in the mixture and when applied to the two sides that I'm joining together, it melts a little of those sides and bonds them together.... I'm really happy with the outcome...can't wait to see if it holds water  I found also that when I'm cutting the acrylic, that if I heat it with a torch then score with a knife it makes a real nice edge.
it's shake and bake and I helped | |
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04-18-2008, 08:07 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
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Linda I have worked with Acrylic for many yrs and I'd never trust that for a sump for what ever thats worth .. if you even use the proper sealants there is a method to the madness of building a acrylic tank or sump's I admire the wanting to give it a shot and what you have looks good But that acetone liquid you have is good for wicking into a area with bubbles but has a very limited holding /fusing strength.. Its more then glue as many think It a chemicals reactions that occurs with the material bing joined and the welding chemicals that cause the reaction to bond the pieces together long term ..I'd hate to see you get flooded Again for what ever its wroth ? Good luck with it
look here for 2.50 get something that will hold long term.. IPS Weld-On Plexiglass Glues & Plastic Adhesives _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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04-18-2008, 08:22 AM
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| | Hammer Head Shark
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 45
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Originally Posted by Tangster Linda I have worked with Acrylic for many yrs and I'd never trust that for a sump for what ever thats worth .. if you even use the proper sealants there is a method to the madness of building a acrylic tank or sump's I admire the wanting to give it a shot and what you have looks good But that acetone liquid you have is good for wicking into a area with bubbles but has a very limited holding /fusing strength.. Its more then glue as many think It a chemicals reactions that occurs with the material bing joined and the welding chemicals that cause the reaction to bond the pieces together long term ..I'd hate to see you get flooded Again for what ever its wroth ? Good luck with it
look here for 2.50 get something that will hold long term.. IPS Weld-On Plexiglass Glues & Plastic Adhesives | ya know...I've been to every hardware store within a 50 mile radius of here and no one sells that weld-on stuff. Thanks for the link.. I will apply it to what I've already done or do I need to cut this apart and redo it? Thanks Tang!! | |
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