where to buy acrylic advesive?

plyr58 · 01/02/2009, 10:21 AM

wondering where i can purchase weld on or some other version of acrylic adhesive. I am trying to build a probe holder and need to adhere some small pieces. can i use silicone since there will be little, if any, stress on the joints?

D_Hood87 · 01/02/2009, 10:39 AM

i have tryed silicone before and it held for a little while and i wouldnt recomend it b/c everything came apart after 2 to 3 weeks...im trying to find the site i buy mine from(only used 2 times) but as far as i know you have to order it from the net...

Playa-1 · 01/02/2009, 10:50 AM

I would use Weld On acrylic glue. You can find it at your local plastic/acrylic supply store. You can also visit one of the many online retailers that would be happy to ship it to your front door. Here's one http://www.ridoutplastics.com/adandcem.html

ReefBuilderNJ · 01/02/2009, 11:08 AM

this might be helpful. this stuff is good and #33(gel) is also good
http://craftics.com look up product #1106002(liquid) and #1106031(called #33. gel)

plyr58 · 01/02/2009, 05:33 PM

OK I got a pint sized jar of weld on locally. Can someone point me in the direction of a good DIY acrylic work article?

Playa-1 · 01/02/2009, 06:27 PM

visit the DIY section at www.melevsreef.com

thomasp123 · 01/02/2009, 06:33 PM

home depot has a silicone formulated for plastic. I just used it and we will see if it holds up.

Tom

Kirru · 01/02/2009, 06:54 PM

I used aquarium safe silicon for my makeshift refugium to hold my return pump up off the substrate and its been there since November. I actually made it too well and I wasn't getting enough water to the return pump so I had to pull a side wall off and that was hard to do.

I'm going to be using a combination of silicon and weld-on to glue my over flow box to my 40 breeder.

01/02/2009, 10:39 AM	#2
D_Hood87 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 323	i have tryed silicone before and it held for a little while and i wouldnt recomend it b/c everything came apart after 2 to 3 weeks...im trying to find the site i buy mine from(only used 2 times) but as far as i know you have to order it from the net... __________________ DONALD Current Tank Info: 160gal REBUILD....GOING SPS ALL THE WAY!!!

01/02/2009, 10:21 AM	#1
plyr58 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 747	where to buy acrylic advesive? wondering where i can purchase weld on or some other version of acrylic adhesive. I am trying to build a probe holder and need to adhere some small pieces. can i use silicone since there will be little, if any, stress on the joints?

01/02/2009, 10:50 AM	#3
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	I would use Weld On acrylic glue. You can find it at your local plastic/acrylic supply store. You can also visit one of the many online retailers that would be happy to ship it to your front door. Here's one http://www.ridoutplastics.com/adandcem.html

01/02/2009, 11:08 AM	#4
ReefBuilderNJ Moved On Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: BRICK,NJ Posts: 100	this might be helpful. this stuff is good and #33(gel) is also good http://craftics.com look up product #1106002(liquid) and #1106031(called #33. gel)

01/02/2009, 05:33 PM	#5
plyr58 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 747	OK I got a pint sized jar of weld on locally. Can someone point me in the direction of a good DIY acrylic work article?

01/02/2009, 06:27 PM	#6
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	visit the DIY section at www.melevsreef.com

01/02/2009, 06:33 PM	#7
thomasp123 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hadley MA Posts: 345	home depot has a silicone formulated for plastic. I just used it and we will see if it holds up. Tom

01/02/2009, 06:54 PM	#8
Kirru Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Conyers, GA Posts: 58	I used aquarium safe silicon for my makeshift refugium to hold my return pump up off the substrate and its been there since November. I actually made it too well and I wasn't getting enough water to the return pump so I had to pull a side wall off and that was hard to do. I'm going to be using a combination of silicon and weld-on to glue my over flow box to my 40 breeder.