Acrylic to PVC
 

Laff it up....I'm diy'ing... :rolleyes: :lol:

I need to glue some PVC legs to a piece of acrylic. What do I use? :biggrin:

(no, it's not the new coffee table.......)...

GR 2 part epoxy should work. Kind of pricey ($25+) where I picked it up. Cures to a kind of yellowish color though. There is some in your bubble counter where the small acrylic tube is glued to the PVC JG fitting.

Kari

I know I should know what that is.... :redface: however...

Can you tell me where to go get it and what to look for... :mrgreen:

weldon 16 I believe is made for joining acrylic to dissimular plastics.

here is a rundown of a few Weldon products

"WELDON #3
Non-Flammable. Water-thin, very fast set, solvent type for acrylics. Will also bond other plastics such as styrene, butyrate and polycarbonate to
themselves.

WELDON # 16
Fast drying, high strength, bodied. Bonds acrylics to itself. Also for styrene, butyrate, polycarbonate and other plastics and porous surfaces.

WELDON # 10 (WHITE OR GREY IN COLOUR)
2-Part, high strength structural adhesive. High viscosity. Bonds PVC, acrylics, styrene, ABS, polycarbonates to steel, aluminium, etc.

WELDON # 40
A 2-Part reactive, high strength structural adhesive."

Steve

The guy at Industrial Plastics and Paints is fairly clever. They have both products on the shelf.

WELDON 16 :biggrin:

Yup, the 16 works! :mrgreen:

Jeez at first there I thought it said you were dying. Never would I think you too would switch to the dark side :razz:

Jon/Jack

Do you guys find you get good strength in pvc to acrylic joints with weldon-16? Just curious for my future ref.

yes. I find it is good.

Steve

I'm on a mission to find it tomorrow. :biggrin:

Yes very good bond Kari

Yeah kari it's good. I think it was designed for that use.

What about acrylic to glass? #40?

Silicone is basically your only option and NO it's not structural. Basicaly it sticks to the glass and kinda makes a dam for the acrylic to sit against.

Crap! Maybe I'd be better off going with glass pieces.

A related question: I want to make a 2' long turkey baster for coral feeding, I'd like to attach some pvc pipe to the plastic turkey baster material, I have silicone, pvc glue, and the "super glue" that Ocean Aquatics sells, what is the best thing to use?