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Old 03-26-2016, 02:19 PM
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Big discussions have gone on over on TRF regarding assembly of the new Estes Little Joe II. The wrap is ABS, but the styrene fins don't bond well to it, based on the kit's recommendations for cements. Plastruct's Plastic Weld works well, and it's decription says it is for bonding dissimilar materials, and lists ABS, styrene, acrylic, and butyrate. The Plastic Weld should work on ABS to ABS, but for ABS to paper or polycarbonate, CA might work. In the LJII build thread, CA for plastics was used successfully -- specifically Zap's Plasti-Zap.

I am interested in trying the Loctite epoxy mentioned. It has a pretty diverse list of materials which it supposedly works with. The other option is to just try to Oatey's plumber's cement that is recommended for ABS.
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