Hey, I am using Cyanoacrylate to bond PLA together. It causes the plastic to discolor and turn white, is there a strong glue that will not do this to PLA?
Thanks
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Hey, I am using Cyanoacrylate to bond PLA together. It causes the plastic to discolor and turn white, is there a strong glue that will not do this to PLA?
Thanks
Might try some Epoxy 330. No fumes. Bonds very well.
Epoxy works well for me as well :)
How long does it take to set?
It takes about 15 minutes to thicken, and a couple hours to fully harden. It will harden in 10 minutes under a heat lamp but that may deform your PLA.
Once both tubes are opened, will they dry out and crack or do they stay usable again? I hate opening glue tubes and then coming back in 2 months to a hardened rock of glue.
They remain usable. Don't know what the shelf-life is. I've used some that was several years old and it held just fine.
I use #4 SciGrip. It is a knock off of #4 Weld-On. It dissolves and melts the PLA plastic together. It forms a very strong bond. There is no discoloration and nothing in the joint but PLA plastic.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IPS-Weld-on-...item2ebe7161d6
Thanks guys
I use this stuff: http://www.amazon.com/Glue-Sticks-UH...hu+all+purpose
But it's way way cheaper in the uk. I get 60ml tubes from the pound shop :-)
Sticks anything, particularly good with pla to pla or indeed pla to anything else. Sets almost as quick as super glue and you only use a very thin smear.
Also sticks abs.