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Re: acrylic glueing
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To: tesla-at-grendel.objinc-dot-com
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Subject: Re: acrylic glueing
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From: "Malcolm Watts" <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz>
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Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 08:02:25 +1200
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Kevin writes....
> I am now working with acrylic on my formless coil. I recall someone
> talking of cracks forming when glueing acrylic. Could someone
> refresh me on that so I do not repeat the same mistakes. I would
> also like to ask why do you need to seal the tube at the ends?
There are two commonly used solvents for welding acrylic (PMMA) that
I am aware of: chloroform and methylene chloride. So far I have only
used chloroform (with a bit of acrylic dissolved for a filler. The
crazing that accompanies the use of solvents appears to have something
to do with the stress that the material is under. I have found that
MOST sheet doesn't craze but that most pipe does.
Some info,
Malcolm