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What adhesives do I use - 3/2/2005 1:32:07 PM   
acerpal



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Status: offline 		I am in the process of building a cockpit for a P40. I will be using a variety of materials which need to be glued together. I will be using ply, balsa, styrene I have no idea of how to glue styrene to balsa or ply. Any suggestions would be appreciated
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RE: What adhesives do I use - 3/2/2005 2:00:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		If it is non structural then I would use 5 min epoxy. Although recently I have discovered gorrilla glue, so I probably would be using that, it's awsome stuff!

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RE: What adhesives do I use - 3/2/2005 6:01:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		I've had good luck gluing styrene to wood with medium CA.

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RE: What adhesives do I use - 3/2/2005 6:17:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		Isn't styrene styrofoam??? I've had goodluck melting styrofoam with medium CA!

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RE: What adhesives do I use - 3/2/2005 7:32:39 PM   
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Isn't styrene styrofoam??? I've had goodluck melting styrofoam with medium CA!

Sean


Nope. It may share some chemical properties, but it is a plastic unaffected by medium CA. Acetone will disolve it. Thin CA may disolve it as well. The adhesive that Plastruct reccomends is a acetone type solvent that bonds styrene to styrene very well. But, not styrene to balsa.

Whatever the case, you are looking at a mechanical bond. If it were me, I'd use polyurethane glue after scuffing the styrene with 80 - 100 grit. CA might fog what you don't want fogged.

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RE: What adhesives do I use - 3/2/2005 8:22:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks for the clarification deadeye.

BTW: Gorrilla glue is a type of polyurethane glue

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RE: What adhesives do I use - 3/2/2005 8:29:39 PM   
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Thanks for the clarification deadeye.

BTW: Gorrilla glue is a type of polyurethane glue

Sean


Roger that. I think it is exactly the same from what I have read. I use the Elmers poly, and it costs about 1/3 less than Gorilla Glue. Great stuff, tough as nails, light, sandable...truly the 'ultimate' glue. Now if they could just figure out a fast dry formula...

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