Fusing Acrylic Sheets

Glue acrylic sheeting using cement solvent choose the best adhesive.

Fusing acrylic sheets.

I show how to use a soldering iron to fuse plastic together. Before gluing acrylic sheeting together you need to use the best adhesive for your project. This will anneal the acrylic and relieve the built up stress. When you are done smooth out the bag into a flat rectangle you can leave the side seams connected.

You will end up with a double layered piece like a tube. When applying cement solvent make sure that your acrylic sheets fit together without using. Things you ll need 2 polycarbonate sheets methylene chloride or chloroform. The viscosity of the glue enables it to fill all the gaps or cracks between the two surfaces.

Gluing acrylic sheets together is a much different process than household or traditional gluing. To guard against cracking place the acrylic on a flat sheet of glass in a shop oven not the one in your kitchen at about 180ºf 82ºc for about 1 hour per mm thickness then let them air cool.