Advice: Glue to bond clear acrylic

[skozzy]

I want to make a calcium reactor but I am having trouble finding a glue or resin that will bond the acrylic perspex together. I am in Australia and need a product name to help me hunt the stuff down.

[Condiman]

Go to http://www.northcoastmarines.com/acrylic_const.htm about half way down they have an acrylic cement that I am using to make my reactor and it seems to work great

[skozzy]

That sounds like the gear I am after.. I will shoot off to the hardware store and around here asking for the same stuff and see what I get.

[Condiman]

Ya most hardware store should be able to at least order it for you

[Acrylics]

You *usually* can't find acrylic cement suxh as Weld-on at hardware store. If this is the case, try looking for methylene chloride or ethylene dichloride, in a pinch you can also use MEK (methyl ethyl ketone).

HTH,
James

[skozzy]

When I was at work today I was asking on of the service people that came into the building about this type of glue and 15 mins later they came back with a box of Weld-On which was a 2 part glue. I wrote down the part number and so on and will try to find somewhere that sells it.

[Condiman]

I must have an unusual hardware store then because they carry it on there shelves.

[skozzy]

Where are you then ? I havn't been to the store to ask for Weld-On yet, but I will over thr weekend.

[crazy_reefing]

You can also find it in hobby shops and plastic shops:)

[jman785]

My father carry's in our hobby shop. So when my side of the shop needs something its usually not very far away ;)