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Re: Bonding polycarbonate to polycarbonate

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Originally Posted by stinglikeabee View Post
The Loctite plastic bonder doesn't work well for polycarbonate sheets in my experience.

You want Methylene Chloride. It can be expensive, but you don't need a lot to make the bond. You will need a syringe to put drops of material along the surfaces to bond.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5686551_glue...ate-sheet.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_6635889_glue-lexan.html



http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/119/2120/=ldfxxn would need some additional chemicals added to the mix to make it easier to work with.

I've had experience with Weld-On such as this: http://www.eplastics.com/Lexan_Polycarbonate_Glue
Methyl chloride works great, but it's really nasty stuff. I wouldn't reccomend using it without proper ventilation and personal protestive equipment, such as a respirator. Read up on exposure to it before considering using it.
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