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Old 03-11-2016, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by georgegassaway
So, use a SOLVENT glue that bonds to ABS as well as to Styrene. The one that I finally found that works is Plastruct’s Plastic-Weld (Glass bottle, orange label). It is a low-viscosity (watery) type solvent (melts plastic together) glue (MEK based), that works with ABS, Styrene, Acrylic, and some other plastics. I know this works. If you use anything else, TEST on ABS to see if it melts the plastic (test on a small area on the underside of the ABS corrugated wrap, under where a fin will go.


I only have Tenax 7r here right now. It's methylene chloride, IIRC. By the time I drive 80 miles round trip or pay shipping for a small hobby bottle, I will end up paying as much or more for it than a small can of straight MEK from the local hardware store. I don't have time to start on the model right now, but I may go ahead and do some testing.


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