Can anyone recommend a clear glue for acyrlic? And also a supplier. Thanks..
Can anyone recommend a clear glue for acyrlic? And also a supplier. Thanks..
Weld-On from LaserBits.com works for me. Pretty good stuff.
Weld-on is pretty much the best to use on acrylic, it takes a bit of practice to not get air bubbles in the joint.
I use Weld On. It takes a lot of practice (for me). I hold my boxes together with rubber bands then apply the juice. I end up using too much and it gets bewteen the band and the acrylic and will leave a mark. I've had to start over more than one.
Takes practice.
Shaddy
Shaddy, when you get those rubber band marks on the Acrylic, the Novus 3 polish is pretty good at getting them out (don't ask how I know that).
Kim,
I also use Weld-On. I get it locally from a plastic supply house. You might want to check your yellow pages (plastic) if you are in a hurry and don't want to wait for it to ship from out of town. I recommend that you also get an applicator -- either a squeeze bottle or a syringe. In either case, the applicator should have a long hollow tube or needle for applying the Weld-On. The company that you get the Weld-On from should have the applicator also.
Bill
Does the squeeze-out etch the surface? Also, if you glue two pieces of transparent acrylic together, is the joint still transparent?Originally Posted by Shaddy Dedmore
Yes, It'll change the clear acylic to smuggy clear, like sticking a greasy finger on it.Originally Posted by Lee DeRaud
Yes, the joint is transparent. Unless you have bubbles, then it'll just look bad.
I found my best bet to keep air bubbles out of my acrylic glue is to use a very small syringe. I make sure to only get a small amount in the cracks of the weld on. Works very well this way. I did a bunch of acrylic stands yesterday and didn't get a single air bubble in any of them! And I sped right through them!
For everything you have missed, you have gained something else.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Another good supplier for acrylic glue and acrylic products is Craftic, Inc
http://www.craftics.com/index.cfm