Re: Attaching HDPE

["David Trimmell" <davidt-at-pond-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Yes, short of some really expensive solvents (can't remember names, but do
know they are not within reasonable cost, even for independently wealthy
coilers), PE can only be welded or cast (molded, I suppose). I  guess a
proper hot melt glue formulation (higher melt point resin/wax formulation)
with a sufficiently hot "gun" could work for "welding" PE to PE, but forget
anything else. Nylon screws sounds best.

Regards,

David Trimmell
www.ChaoticUniverse-dot-com

At 07:02 PM 8/7/00 , you wrote:
>Original poster: "Gomez ADDams" <gomez-at-netherworld-dot-com> 
>
>on that fateful day 8/7/00 5:00 PM, Tesla list uttered:
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>> Original poster: Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>
>> 
>> Hi Ted,
>> 
>> Hot melt glue and nylon screws.  Not much else even "tries" to stick to
>> poly...
>
>What brand/type of hot melt are you using that sticks to polyethylene?  I've
>never been able to get _anything_ to stick to it, not even hot melt
>adhesives.  After all, polyethylene is only a few fluorine atoms away from
>being Teflon.  ;)
>
>- Gomez
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