How to glue? weld? join? plastic
Joh...@badisp.org
brushes over the years but they all have a defect: the top which you
remove to put in the detergent won't stay on. I don't need the
detergent-dispensing function but I do like the large round ball in my
hand so how can I fix permanently the dispenser top to the body?
Solutions can't include metal such as pop rivets or screws because
they'll likely tear the gloves. And any glue must withstand
near-boiling water.
I've tried heating the body to melting point with gas and then jamming
on the top but it doesn't work very well. I'm considering a soldering
iron poking a dimple.
If anyone has already solved this I'd appreciate hearing about it.
Bill
glues which will glue plastic. Read the labels.
In my experience epoxy is good as well as liquid nails.
And yes you can use a soldering iron to melt the plastic together. Do this
outside especially if you also glued it. Melting glue fumes I would imagine
would not be good...
<Joh...@BadISP.org> wrote in message
Rod Speed
> I have had many of those plastic detergent-dispensing dishwashing
> brushes over the years but they all have a defect: the top which you
> remove to put in the detergent won't stay on. I don't need the
> detergent-dispensing function but I do like the large round ball in my
> hand so how can I fix permanently the dispenser top to the body?
> Solutions can't include metal such as pop rivets
> or screws because they'll likely tear the gloves.
Nope, pop rivets wont.
> And any glue must withstand near-boiling water.
Hot melt glue will survive that fine.
Al
This could be more of a fun project than a frugal one as supplies
cost money too. It sounds like you have some equipment though.
Plastic is so variable that I can't say for sure what would work. If
you use any type of glue product, be sure and rough up the surfaces.
If you can increase the binding effect by putting holes in the two
connecting areas, that would help lock it in too. When in doubt, I
like to back things up with a mechanical fastening method.You don't
like the idea of screws or Pop rivets, but those sharp edges can be
covered with glue to prevent scratching. Here's another technique that
works on plastic. Drill tiny holes between the two connecting parts
and wind wire through the holes and twist it tight. The sharp wire can
be glued over. Epoxy works well over such a wire mesh.
turtlelover
I haven't tried this yet, so I don't know how it would work. http://www.thistothat.com/cgi-bin/glue.cgi?lang=en&this=Plastic&that=Plastic
Good luck!
T
Al
>
> Good luck!
> T
That's an interesting link for sure, with an emphasis on LePages
products.
The problem with these small projects is that going out and buying
something costs more than the product.
A person who wants to be a fixer needs to have supplies on hand so all
it takes is a dab of this or that and the supplies go back into
personal inventory. I like to keep J-B Weld, clear epoxies, hot glue
and Goop in inventory. And don't forget to look for a mechanical fix
as well. I forgot to mention those plastic pull ties that could be
used through drilled holes to bind that kitchen tool. The pull ties
are available in colors, lengths, and widths corresponding to holding
power. There is also a cheap tool that is used to automatically
tension the ties and cut them.