Have a look at
http://www.usplastics.comIn particular:
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/search.aspx?search=methylene%20dichloride&page=1 <
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/search.aspx?search=methylene%20dichloride&page=1>
or
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=28917&catid=486&clickid=searchresults <
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=28917&catid=486&clickid=searchresults>
and
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/search.aspx?search=37524&page=1 <
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/search.aspx?search=37524&page=1>
Also, Regal Plastics is in many major cities. They carry the stuff as well.
I'm building a tank as well. Am thinking of a sump under it with an
aquarium heater. Probably use fluorescent lighting "egg crate" to hold
the bord with a small "V" notch on top and bottom.
BTW, U. S. Plastics also has about every container known to man.
On 06/09/2010 08:51 AM, Simao Cardoso wrote:
> Dale J. Chatham wrote:
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>> If using plexiglass/acrylic, I'd think that better than welding would
>> be using methylene dichloride as a solvent which disolves the acrylic,
>> then evaporates, leaving one piece effectively. It is how acrylic
>> aquariums are made.
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>> Much, much easier than heat welding, I'd think.
>>
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> Correct, is something i have consider too. And acrylic is half price of
> PVC by square meter, i don't need transparency. About the solvent, i am
> already sick of the difficulty to get the required things where i live,
> and invested on the plastic welder, seems fun and i want to try it, is
> safer than methylene dichloride. I think will order the PE weld it's
> still much cheaper than what i was to spend on PVC.
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> I am interested in the opinion about PVC vs PE. Are common choices in
> chemistry setups.
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> I not want to build a single etching tank. It's 17 individual tanks for
> now, for developing, striping, etching, and test my own direct plating
> palladium chemistry, as well a very complicated copper plating setup
> that doesn't require phosphorous copper anodes or anode bags, and
> hopefully (to be tested) can work acceptable well without additives. And
> a bunch test and dip tanks. Total wide 1.15m to fit the shelf.
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