[sdiy] Synth Panel Window Adhesive

[cheater cheater]

good point

On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 12:06 PM dh at atoav.com <dh at atoav.com> wrote:
>
> On 2024-02-29 11:37, cheater cheater wrote:
>  > With many of these glues you don't want a lot of pressure. That's only
>  > really done with wood glue for holding wooden furniture together.
>
> I didn't say you need _a lot_ of pressure. You need _enough_ pressure to
> A) keep things in place and B) close the joint. If your surfaces are
> perfectly planar and your workbench is perfectly level theoretically
> gravity alone could do that job for you, but reality has shown both are
> often not the case.
>
> At least in the glue tests (acrylic on acrylic, acrylic on aluminium) I
> made in my life so far a little (or even a lot of) pressure was mostly
> better than no pressure - or at least the joints where I applied
> pressure were able to withstand bigger forces.
>
>
> On 2024-02-29 11:37, cheater cheater wrote:
>  > You have to use special glue for acrylic and perspex, because normal
>  > glue will make it go cloudy or brittle (pick your poison)
>
> This is indeed true with Cyanoacrylate glue (arcylic turning cloudy).
> But this is only true for the contact surface. So unless you plan to
> glue the acrylic directly onto the screen (instead of gluing it on the
> case/panel) this would very likely be just fine.
>
>
> On 2024-02-29 10:57, René Schmitz wrote:
>  > I've seen this done with double sided tape. Requires a lip on the
>  > clear insert.
>
> This is a good option, especially if you do not require a good seal or
> incredible bonding strength. I have seen both two thin stripes (2-3 mm
> wide) and rectangular tape cutouts. 3M VHB is one of the tapes often
> used in smartphone/tablet/notebook screens, although one could probably
> find cheaper alternatives.
>
> Cheers,
> atoav