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Re: HV Oil & Neon Glueing Perspex)
From: Sulaiman Abdullah[SMTP:sulabd-at-hotmail-dot-com]
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 1997 10:20 PM
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: HV Oil & Neon Glueing Perspex)
Hi, I believe that MEK is easy to obtain, it's the "adhesive" used to
fit PVC pipes & fittings together, any decent hardware store should
carry it.
... Sulaiman
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>
>From: Phil Chalk[SMTP:philoc-at-ozemail-dot-com.au]
>Sent: Thursday, September 11, 1997 5:24 AM
>To: Tesla List
>Subject: Re: HV Oil & Neon Glueing Perspex)
>
>Tesla List wrote:
>>
>> Tesla List wrote:
>> >
>> > From: gweaver[SMTP:gweaver-at-earthlink-dot-net]
>> > Sent: Friday, August 29, 1997 1:32 PM
>> > To: Tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>> > Subject: HV Oil & Neon
>> >
>> > HV Oil & Neon
>> >
>
> < Big Snip >
>
>> > I am not sure what type of glue is best for glueing plexaglass
together.
>> > The plexaglass is 1/2 " thick and smells like polycarbonate when I
ruff cut
>> > the pieces on the table saw. After finishing the 6 sides of the
plastic box
>> > on the milling machine I assembled the box and used rubber bands to
hold it
>> > together leaving off the top. I put several drops of acetone on
each seam
>> > and let it dry for 1 hour. I tried as hard as I could to pull the
box apart
>> > by hand but I couldn't. I beat the box with a rubber hammer and it
stayed
>> > together.
>> >
>> > Gary Weaver
>>
>
>Gary,
>
>Acetone may be just as good, but if we're talking about the same stuff
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>'acrylic' , 'perspex' but not polycarbonate, apparently the go is MEK
>(Methyl Ethyl Ketone) nasty stuff, & possibly hard to obtain. I use (
>at $20 a tube) a proprietary glue, from the plastic shop, called
>Acrifix, I think. It's great, dries fairly quickly, clear, & the
>perspex breaks before the joint, in my experience. Don't know if
you'll
>have it - red & white tube.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Phil C.
>
>
>
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