discussion Speaking of gluing parts .....

[Guest]

Yer wot?!

It don't go 'ard wen its cold

It don't go floppy wen its hot

An it don't brek wen you hit it wi an ammer

 

[Gern]

Just bought this:

1 x CLEAR ADHESIVE GLUE FOR PP Polypropylene, PE Polyethylene, PTFE, Silicone | eBay

I'll try it out and let you know. If this don't work, I'll try the one Colin suggested.

Gern

 

[Gern]

To be honest mate, it was only when I read your tale of woe that I remembered it!!

Tried the freezer trick and it didn't seem to make any difference.

Have I got it right? I thought the idea was to get the plastic really cold so it becomes more brittle and therefore scrapes off without leaving those little bits of fuzz you get with soft plastics. Left the parts in the freezer overnight and tried both cutting and scraping off the bits of flash (with a new blade in my knife) and still ended up with all the fuzz.

I'm sure I've heard somewhere that you can use heat to get rid of this fuzz. That sounds risky to me unless there's some trick to it. Doesn't plastic give off all sorts of nasty fumes - including cyanide - when it melts?

Gern