What you people use for gluing PLA parts?
Posted by aFrazatto
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Re: What you people use for gluing PLA parts? September 26, 2016 04:02PM |
I'm pretty sure the Plastruct cement is just thinned PVC solvent glue,the stuff used to glue PVC plumbing tube together.
You might find that at a large hardware store,even in Brazil
.I don,t have any here,otherwise i would test it myself.
You might find that at a large hardware store,even in Brazil
.I don,t have any here,otherwise i would test it myself.
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Re: What you people use for gluing PLA parts? September 27, 2016 11:08AM |
It's not for fixing printing problems, it's just to glue pieces together on large prints.
You have a soldering iron with power control I assume?! Cause my chip one here would melt all the way trough the piece.
Yep, that is exactly where I was going to look first, plumbing stores.
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johnleach2000
I have success by using a soldering iron to melt the two pieces together. The soldering iron can help to stick down any corners that are lifting on the print bed.
You have a soldering iron with power control I assume?! Cause my chip one here would melt all the way trough the piece.
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clogs51
I'm pretty sure the Plastruct cement is just thinned PVC solvent glue,the stuff used to glue PVC plumbing tube together.
You might find that at a large hardware store,even in Brazil
Yep, that is exactly where I was going to look first, plumbing stores.
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Re: What you people use for gluing PLA parts? October 03, 2016 03:38PM |
Good to knowQuote
Just to let you know, PVC glue is the winner.
.I have also used 2-part epoxy,the 5-minute stuff,which seems to hold ok too.
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Re: What you people use for gluing PLA parts? October 03, 2016 10:40PM |
Revell Contacta Professional seems to hold my TARDIS in one piece.
It is a simple plastic modelers glue used to build plastic kits.
It is a simple plastic modelers glue used to build plastic kits.
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Re: What you people use for gluing PLA parts? October 04, 2016 02:40PM |
I have had luck with raising my bed temperature from 50 all the way to 70. I currently barely need the Elmer's glue stick, but I use it as cheap insurance anyway. I haven't encountered any drawbacks yet, but am open to finding some 
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Re: What you people use for gluing PLA parts? October 04, 2016 03:36PM |
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JimmyTime
I have had luck with raising my bed temperature from 50 all the way to 70. I currently barely need the Elmer's glue stick, but I use it as cheap insurance anyway. I haven't encountered any drawbacks yet, but am open to finding some
I can print on the glass, but i use Scotch glue stick mainly to prevent lift from the corners on small parts.
I know i can print to the glass, but it seams easier using glue.
Especially i get rid of the "tail" that might happen when it first starts the print. A small piece of extrusion will lift up and soil the nozzle on second pass.I think the bottom layer looks better being semi matte from the glue stick, rather than being glossy from the glass surface.
This glue above loses its properties after day or two. You need to wash it off and apply again.
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Re: What you people use for gluing PLA parts? October 07, 2016 08:57PM |
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aFrazatto
Just to let you know, PVC glue is the winner.
Thanks for this. I'd forgotten I had a couple of tins of plumbing cement and I just experimented on gluing soft pla to acrylic for a hinged panel I'm thinking of making. The two tins are the grey system 636 pvc cement and the yellow abs cement. Both worked great in terms of strength, the grey is a bit ugly where it shows, the yellow looks pretty good, especially as it happened to be yellow pla I was sticking it to
Seeing how well this works, and given the glue is not too expensive, I think I might be gluing a lot more parts together instead of using screws and nuts. It should be a real time saver with the acrylic panels as I won't have to worry about drilling holes.
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