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Re: Hurray, I destroyed cap + Plexiglas & my mistakes
From: Mike Harrison[SMTP:wwl-at-netcomuk.co.uk]
Reply To: wwl-at-netcomuk.co.uk
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 1997 6:31 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: Hurray, I destroyed cap + Plexiglas & my mistakes
On Sat, 29 Nov 1997 20:21:46 -0600, you wrote:
>
>From: Alfred A. Skrocki[SMTP:alfred.skrocki-at-cybernetworking-dot-com]
>Sent: Saturday, November 29, 1997 12:17 AM
>To: Tesla List
>Subject: Re: Hurray, I destroyed cap + Plexiglas & my mistakes
>
>On Friday, November 28, 1997 1:08 PM Adam
>[SMTP:absmith-at-tiac-dot-net] wrote;
>
>> That sounds like a plan. My mistakes were: Not using thick enough
>> acrylic (0.25" instead of 0.5"), not using the right brand of acrylic
>> sheet (lucite ES instead of Plexiglas) and not bonding it properly. I
>> used the method of bonding suggested in the bottle of Methylene Chloride,
>> which was to place the pieces of plastic together first, and apply
>> solvent to the junction allowing capillary action to wick the stuff into
>> the gap. The bond was full of air bubbles and poor at best. This
>> technique worked MUCH better with the 0.5" stuff I used for my primary
>> form.
>
I usually use superglue (cyanoacrylate) to bond acrylic - it's about
the only thing that this glue really does well! Might be a bit
expensive for larger jobs, though!
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