[Shop-talk] Repairing plastic - weld or glue?

[eric at megageek.com]

Jim,

If you have a place close to you (there are a few around, I know of one in 
NYC) but you can go in to a hacker space and use their 3D printer.  They 
print in ABS and PLA plastics. 

I'm sure for a few "club Montes" (the unofficial soda of hacker spaces) 
you can even get a regular there scan it and print it for you.  They can 
even change the design to make it beefier.  (and you can get a copy of the 
file to print out more later.

I'm thinking of buying a 3D printer myself, but I can't find one that 
meets my needs.

Failing that, I'd love to hear how that plastic welder works.  I've seen 
it many times and have been tempted myself.



Eric P
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational 
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Waldo Emerson