[Shop-talk] Plastic epoxy/solvent weld (Jim Stone

[Mark Miller]

I'd consider going to a local plastic shop  and ask them for 
recommendations and/or to do it (bring donuts and/or a five dollar bill 
in case they offer this....). Locally we have a Tap Plastics and they 
have always been super friendly and helpful.
Their solvent info: 
https://www.tapplastics.com/repair_products/plastic_adhesives?srsltid=ARcRdnozESFT-zR_f00FYSgu7nDSGwQygKkungKzHnqwhdifNt0M0X-c

Regards,

Mark Miller   707-490-5834
markmiller at threeboysfarm.com

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> My granddaughter asked me to fix her favorite hair clip and I?d 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?t 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.
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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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> PaG, aka Jim
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