DIY Acrylic Cement

Discussion in 'I made this!' started by cuttingras, Apr 12, 2008.

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  1. Otty

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    You also have to remember the application that website was using it for was for computer stuff which necessarily does not need to be water-tight.

    Who knows it might work for something small, But once you want to do something big I dont know if its worth saving a couple bucks on the adhesive. Any way acrylic is pretty expensive, so if your spending money on acrylic sheets then might as well just shell out a few bucks more and know the stuff youre using is no going to fail.

    Good find though because I have some scrap acrylics which I might use to build fan holders using this adhesive technique. :idea:
     
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    Linda I have 100 tubes of it if you need some I'll ship it out to you. If any of you guys ever need it just holler . I/we always have a case setting around as well as good coral frag mounting glue pluge even :)
     
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    I will also agree that the acetone alone is not enough. I work with Acrylic frequently and have always had such goodluck with IPS products I would never try to duplicate them. OPne of the great things about weld-on is that a properly sealed joint is stronger than the material itself.

    BTW if you are assembling acrylic I would recommend using either #4 or #3. #16 is more for gap filing. The thinner varities will allow you to use the cappilary weld or the "pins" method.

    The best way to get IPS products is to go to a Plastic supplier that sells acrylic. I know the ones local to me require you to have an account as they say that weld-on is a regulated and controlled product. I know that its also a no-no to ship it anymore too.