Building a Sump

[brizzo]

What type of acrylic did you buy, and how thick is it?

I don't want to sound like the doom sayer, but I think you're going to need more tools to build a sump of that size. Most saw blades are going to leave an 1/8" kerf, and would give you a much better finish to work with. If you have a router, and can build a small router table and fence you will be golden!! It's not actually that hard to build. 6mm+ acrylic for a sump that size isn't even practical to score and snap..

[monocus]

you can use a thin kerf blade on your tablesaw(1/16)-for your router use a dovetail jig.to glue it together use methylene chloride using a plastic square with the corner cut off and needles to keep a space while gluing.look at melv's reef to see how he made his

[SpateD]

The Acrylic is the same kind as Melev's Reef. It's 1/4" with the blue coating for protection.

I actually got the idea and design for the sump from Melev's Reef, so I've kind of been trying to use his idea's. As for gluing I don't want to actually ''glue'' to partitions together, I'm looking to use the Weld-On which will actually bind or fuse the pieces together as 1 with a clean/clear finish.

Does Methylene Chloride do the same thing as Weld-On? How much more available would it be to purchase locally?

[byee]

Weldon is about 16$ from Industrial Plastics and the methylene chloride is about 20$ for a litre can from Sabic.

I find the glue joints are stronger if you use methylene chloride. More difficult to break!

You'll definitely need to call them to get the pricing in Lethbridge.

[brizzo]

Originally Posted by SpateD

The Acrylic is the same kind as Melev's Reef. It's 1/4" with the blue coating for protection.

I actually got the idea and design for the sump from Melev's Reef, so I've kind of been trying to use his idea's. As for gluing I don't want to actually ''glue'' to partitions together, I'm looking to use the Weld-On which will actually bind or fuse the pieces together as 1 with a clean/clear finish.

Does Methylene Chloride do the same thing as Weld-On? How much more available would it be to purchase locally?

Glueing .. Chemically welding .. I use strictly methylene chloride for my joints, no weld on. It's water thin, and you'd only need at most 30ml to do a sump.

[byee]

I was not aware you get get that is such small quantity but then I bought mine a few years back when it was still called GE Polymers.

[brizzo]

Originally Posted by byee

I was not aware you get get that is such small quantity but then I bought mine a few years back when it was still called GE Polymers.

Most plastics shops with a retail front should sell 250ml cans for about $10

[monocus]

the bottle i bought was 55 ml when i built my sump-you should be able to get that at a craft store as it is a solvent