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Thanks, guys. I think it is acrylic, too and will give it a try. I can =
always try glue if solvent doesn=E2=80=99t work, but it is unlikely to =
work the other way around. Something new for my arsenal!
> On Oct 6, 2025, at 6:51=E2=80=AFPM, dhlocker <dhlocker@protonmail.com> =
wrote:
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> [Apologies to Jim for the duplicate response; I forget that I have to =
Reply to List for autox posts. Resending to list so all can jump on and =
criticise my response.]
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> The pieces are likely acrylic for which solvent welding is the cat's =
pyjamas (dog's nuts; some other animal's PPE) =
https://www.acmeplastics.com/content/a-guide-to-gluing-acrylic-plastic-to-=
plastic/ has good advice.
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> I don't trust any artificial plagiarism answers, FWIW.
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> Donald.
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> On 10/5/25 10:52, Jim Stone wrote:
>> My granddaughter asked me to fix her favorite hair clip and I=E2=80=99d=
like to keep my reputation as Grandpa Fixit intact. The part that came =
off will be under stress when the clip is used. The plastic didn=E2=80=99t=
break; the larger, decorative part of the clip came loose from the =
spring clip. It looks to me like it was originally solvent welded, not =
glued.=20
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>> I have never had tremendous luck gluing plastic but never tried =
solvent welding. Does anyone here have a recommendations for either a =
strong enough plastic glue or a readily available solvent that I could =
use to bond the two pieces and keep my reputation intact?
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>> Thanks,
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Thanks, guys. =
I think it is acrylic, too and will give it a try. I can =
always try glue if solvent doesn=E2=80=99t work, but it is unlikely to =
work the other way around. Something new for my arsenal!<br =
id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div>On Oct 6, 2025, at 6:51=E2=80=AFPM, dhlocker =
<dhlocker@protonmail.com> wrote:</div><br =
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<div text=3D"#000000" bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><p>[Apologies to Jim for the =
duplicate response; I forget that I
have to Reply to List for autox posts. Resending to list so all
can jump on and criticise my response.]</p><p>The pieces are =
likely acrylic for which solvent welding is the
cat's pyjamas (dog's nuts; some other animal's PPE) <a =
href=3D"https://www.acmeplastics.com/content/a-guide-to-gluing-acrylic-pla=
stic-to-plastic/" =
class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.acmeplastics.com/content/a-gui=
de-to-gluing-acrylic-plastic-to-plastic/</a> has
good advice.</p><p>I don't trust any artificial plagiarism =
answers, FWIW.</p><p>Donald.</p>
<div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 10/5/25 10:52, Jim Stone =
wrote:<br>
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cite=3D"mid:C19A27EC-9703-4435-9BE6-9414B8E847BD@gmail.com">
<meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3DUTF-8"><p>My granddaughter asked me to fix her favorite hair =
clip and I=E2=80=99d
like to keep my reputation as Grandpa Fixit intact. The part
that came off will be under stress when the clip is used. The
plastic didn=E2=80=99t break; the larger, decorative part of the =
clip
came loose from the spring clip. It looks to me like it was
originally solvent welded, not glued. <br>
<br>
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id=3D"cid:part1.7EdrxMbW.742F92Qh@protonmail.com"><IMG_8004.jpeg></s=
pan><span =
id=3D"cid:part2.iWoEtJ9r.XFR1pLaa@protonmail.com"><IMG_8005.jpeg></s=
pan><p><br>
<br>
I have never had tremendous luck gluing plastic but never tried
solvent welding. Does anyone here have a recommendations for
either a strong enough plastic glue or a readily available
solvent that I could use to bond the two pieces and keep my
reputation intact?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
PaG, aka =
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