Re: Gluing Polystyrene

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• Subject: Re: Gluing Polystyrene
• From: Thomas McGahee <tom_mcgahee-at-sigmais-dot-com>
• Date: Thu, 6 Feb 1997 11:47:22 -0500
• Cc: MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz
• Subscriber: tom_mcgahee-at-sigmais-dot-com Fri Feb 7 00:35:16 1997

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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
> To: Tesla-list-subscribers-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Gluing Polystyrene
> Date: Thursday, February 06, 1997 12:41 AM
> 
> Subscriber: MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz Wed Feb  5 22:35:44 1997
> Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 15:55:14 +1200
> From: Malcolm Watts <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Gluing Polystyrene
> 
> Hi all,
>          Help requested please. All ideas on how and what to use
> gratefully received. I have access to a stack of foam at the mo
> and plan to make some discharge terminals (not CW ;)
> 
> Malcolm
> 
> [ For solid (not foam) ps, use methelyne chloride or model airplane glue.
>   For foam, good old elmer's glue is excellent.  -- Chip ]

Malcolm,
There are spray on adhesives that work quite well. For the ultimate in
bonding, you spray the adhesive lightly onto each surface, wait until
tacky, and then press together. A more forgiving method is to spray
adhesive onto only one surface and then press together immediately. This
allows you to wiggle the pieces around a bit before everything sets.

One advantage of these spray adhesives is that you can begin using your
glued material almost immediately.

The stuff I use is 3M Super 77. There are many other brands available as
well.

Hope this helps you. By the way, this stuff has many other uses. I wouldn't
be caught without it!

Fr. Tom McGahee

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