Fusing Acrylic Sheets

Gluing acrylic sheets together is a much different process than household or traditional gluing.

Fusing acrylic sheets.

Things you ll need 2 polycarbonate sheets methylene chloride or chloroform. Glue acrylic sheeting using cement solvent choose the best adhesive. To prepare the grocery bags for fusing you need to trim off the handles and trim off the seam at the bottom. 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. 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. Before gluing acrylic sheeting together you need to use the best adhesive for your project. The viscosity of the glue enables it to fill all the gaps or cracks between the two surfaces.

I show how to use a soldering iron to fuse plastic together. When you are done smooth out the bag into a flat rectangle you can leave the side seams connected.