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03-29-2009, 09:49 PM
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Acrylic Repairs
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Is there any acrylic dudes out there able to help? Again .I believe it was last year that a fellow reefer from Calgary made me a new 6" circlar piece. I mailed the peice to him and he sent me a new one back.It is that time again, i need another part made. 
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03-29-2009, 11:46 PM
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Acrylic
what do you need?
Bob
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03-30-2009, 03:11 PM
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reactor lid
this is the lid that i'm worried about. As you can see from the pics it's cracked,it doesn't leak yet but i don't want to take a chance .I have the reactor out of service till i get some media and would like a new piece made if possible.
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03-30-2009, 03:53 PM
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If you take it to any acrylic shop, they should be able to run some weld-on glue....I can't remember the exact name of the stuff, but it's liquid and it'll wick into the crack and basically melt it together so it won't leak. As long as you aren't unthreading the fittings and they're going to stay where they are, you should be good to go. I'm sure any acrylic place would just do it for free. Or they'll sell you the stuff to do it. There's an applicator bottle with a needle and the glue...shouldn't cost more than $20. Hope this helps.
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03-30-2009, 03:54 PM
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When you get your new one made make sure they use cell cast acrylic, not extruded as the cast is much stronger. What is the diameter? I have some Lexan (even stronger again) kicking around, I can send you a piece if you want.
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03-31-2009, 02:28 AM
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 while it is good for sigting in 22s it scratches very easy compared to acrylic, and it is very pourous and has an inharently high moisture content which makes it a pain in the A55 to glue. it can be done, just a lot harder than regular acrylic.All you need to do is go to industreal plastics and paints and get Weldon 3 not 4. run a dribble along the gracks with a needle tip aplicator wait about 5 min, turn over and run the other side. don't use to much, just enough to wet the crack. Weld on 4 is weldon 3 with a bit of acrylic desolved in it to make it a tinly less wattery and better for getting bubble free joints. Steve
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03-30-2009, 04:30 PM
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03-30-2009, 05:35 PM
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i was thinking about trying to glue the cracks together but they are really tight not sure if glue would wick in
the piece is 7" in dia., 11 mill thick, 5/16 any idea how long it would take to make a piece up?
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03-30-2009, 06:25 PM
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Weldon should wick in. Also, Silicone can be smeard for a patch, if it's just leaks your worried about. Looks like fittings tightened to tight? I'd suggest silicone on fittings to seal them so you dont have to tighten as tight to get a seal
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#10
03-30-2009, 08:44 PM
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Methylene chloride would certainly wick into that crack and it would be better than new.
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