Acrylic Reservoir??

[MitaPi]

Okay, So you have the acrylic and you have it all cut out to your specifications. Now how do you attach the pieces??

[MitaPi]

Nvm, I found the perfect stuff! Good ole tap plastics comes through again!

[gobygoby]

well.....you already got it.....but....

its called "Weld-On" acrylic solvent. They come in different thicknesses. #3 & 4 cure very quickly (15 seconds to a minute). the bond is pretty tight. then you can go all the way up to 16 which takes a few minutes to setup, and a day or two to cure. its the strongest bond though. 3-4 will probably be fine, its not like your building an aquariumthat has to hold back TONS of pressure.

ps. I used to build aquariums and stuff out of acrylic.

little late, but hth.

Kyle

[MitaPi]

Oh yea? That is actually really handy info there. I might require your assistance in the future if thats ok.

[gobygoby]

sure no problem, i know the tricks of the trade for acrylic building and stuff. its really....IMO...easier then building anything out of wood. Acrylic is a fun material to play with!!!

Kyle

[xpc]

any tips on how to attach acrylic to metal?

i used some kind of acrylic paste (i dont know that name) but the paste seen when metal and acrylic combine, i mean to say when metal and acrylic attach, the paste must not be seen. lol.

[gobygoby]

to my knowledge there is no specific way. I guess try super glue....seriously. other then that There is really no specific cement for metal to acrylic. what are you try to accomplish?

[MitaPi]

Yea.. try the cement or super glue it. ANd then get like a corner joiner piece and put that on too for extra precaution?

[meticoeus]

Yeah you can bend acrylic with a torch. Try that with wood (watches the pretty flames dance). For attatching plexi to metal, consider the old fashion nutand bolt route. That way you can easily remove it later for cleaning, etc. Also the "bond" should more secure than an adhesive, unless it sticks *really* well to both substances. There are more complicated routes but I'll refrain from ranting here...

[.Maleficus.]

I recently bought this foamy tape stuff that is used for sticking heavy things to walls and stuff. It's also made for outdoors, so I'm sure it will stay on tight.

BTW, I haven't used it yet, so this is all just a guess, it might not work very well.