Fusing Acrylic Sheets

This can be used to seal bags make them to the specific size of the object inside and create an.

Fusing acrylic sheets. Things you ll need 2 polycarbonate sheets methylene chloride or chloroform. Before gluing acrylic sheeting together you need to use the best adhesive for your project. Glue acrylic sheeting using cement solvent choose the best adhesive. I show how to use a soldering iron to fuse plastic together.

To prepare the grocery bags for fusing you need to trim off the handles and trim off the seam at the bottom. When you are done smooth out the bag into a flat rectangle you can leave the side seams connected. When applying cement solvent make sure that your acrylic sheets fit together without using. 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.

This will anneal the acrylic and relieve the built up stress. When household gluing two objects or materials are joined together by simply applying a viscous adhesive or glue between the two surfaces.