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Old Oct 28, 2015 | 05:40 PM
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Working on a project and I need to bond 2 pieces of hard plastic together permanently that's cold and heat resistance. What do you guys recommend? Some type of epoxy or will super glue work?
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Old Oct 28, 2015 | 07:25 PM
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Plastic weld the two parts together?
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Old Oct 29, 2015 | 08:32 AM
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The stuff I use is about the consistency of water and actually melts the 2 surfaces to bond them seamlessly. It's meant for clear acrylic but works flawlessly on most surfaces because it seeps in. I think it's made by 3M but I get it through a business contact who buys gallons of it at a time wholesale. I'll edit this later once I have the name and a link.



What kind of material I should ask as well? It may differentiate, though mine has work for everything I have tested with to date.







edit:

I stand corrected, it's not 3M.

SCigrip 4 Acrylic Solvent Cement:

http://www.amazon.com/SCIGRIP-10308-.../dp/B00JFPF0UQ









It's designed for acrylic but I have used it with all kind of plastics including my 3d prints (PLA Plastics.)

Fun tip: you can also take a small sample of this fluid, add some plastic shavings in a syringe and make a tacky, viscus, deliverable plastic for mold injection or stronger borders on welded seams.
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