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super7 12-29-2007 05:06 AM

attaching acrylic to acrylic
 
wondering on where I can find the stuff to attach acrylic to acrylic for baffles in a sump, refuge, etc.
Thanks Super7

Chin_Lee 12-29-2007 05:23 AM

if your cuts are precise and clean, methyl chloride will work well.
If not so clean and uneven, weldon 16 is probably the better choice.

fkshiu 12-29-2007 06:44 AM

Try Industrial Plastics & Paints.

Tom R 12-29-2007 04:34 PM

For Baffles many people use silicone to attach them. For a permanent installation I would follow Chin's advice. You can get the 2 products that Chin suggested at

PlasticWorks
101-7808 132 Street, Surrey, BC V3W 4N1
Telephone : 604-501-9033

Tom R


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Originally Posted by super7 (Post 290581)
wondering on where I can find the stuff to attach acrylic to acrylic for baffles in a sump, refuge, etc.
Thanks Super7


Black Phantom 12-29-2007 09:10 PM

Weld On #16 has good gap filling qualities so if your cuts are a bit loose it will work fine. For a good solid joint use #3 (dries very fast) or #4 (bit more open time). Your joints have to be tight with these two as they have the consistency of water.
Weld On is the only stuff I use and I've built a good number of sumps.

Skimmerking 12-29-2007 10:22 PM

Yuppers Weld on #16,3,4 is the only stuff that i have used, and you can get it from any Glass company, where they build acrylic stuff along with glass,...

super7 12-30-2007 03:19 AM

thanks everyone
Super7


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