Re: [Killietalk] Acrylic bonding

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This issue I have with acrylic construction is not the bond.  As has been
pointed out already in this thread the cement is very thin.  It flows between
the corners via capilary action and bonds the plastic.

The issue I have with acrylic construction is cutting the acrylic.  For the
bond to work the corners need be near perfect.  I have yet to find the type of
saw to use to cut the acrylic this fine.

You quickly get into a Catch 22 where it costs as much to have the pastic
company cut the stuff as to have them build the whole thing.

How do you cut your acrylic?

On 03-Mar-04 Odispigna at aol_com wrote:
> Hey Tucker:
> 
> A great tool every aquarists should have if using Plexiglas tanks is
> Methylene Chloride.  It is a non-flammable liquid solvent for bonding acrylic
> to acrylic.  The only trick is that you have to make sure your seams line up.
> It is like water and if you have a chip or gap it will flow through and not
> give you the water tight seal.  I use the tanks and fill with water as soon
> as it's dry and have had no problems with a residue.
> 
> It works almost as if it melts the two surfaces together so if it smears or
> gets somewhere you don't want it to, it will leave a cloudy white drip mark. 
> But works wonders for sealing cracks, securing bulkheads, inserting dividers
> etc. 
> I get it from Industrial Plastics in NYC on Canal Street, and you can buy a
> needle tip applicator.  
> Industrial Plastics website is 
> www.yourplasticsupermarket.com
> 
> Or look on the web for a local supplier convenient to you.
> 
john
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