Stongest Plastic Glue (thanks)

[||| Philip Pilgrim |||]

Thanks for all of the glue help. I eneded up using a pvc specific glue that seemed to bond well. I then encapsulated the whole joint with 24hr epoxy. It seems very strong. Here are some things I learned from all of the emails and talking to people:

1. The longer epoxy's rated cure time, the stronger the joint (ie: 24hr Epoxy is stronger than 15min Epoxy is stronger than 5minEpoxy)

2. When working with moulded plastics, it is better to use glues that "weld" the plastic (they eat it into a gelly then harden thus fuseing the two pieces) Most adhesives are just surface bonders.

3. The mixing of fibreglass strands in the epoxy is quite clever. I only received this email 30mins after I epoxied the plastic bits :(

4. Italian designed synths are frail

Thanks all
Philip


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