[Boatanchors] [Glowbugs] Hot - melt glue on plastic ?

Peter Loron peterl at standingwave.org
Fri May 26 17:47:08 EDT 2017


Here ya go:

https://www.amazon.com/E6000-230010-Craft-Adhesive-Ounces/dp/B007TSYNG8


-Pete

> On May 26, 2017, at 2:38 PM, Howie WA3MCK <wa3mck at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Gang,
> 
> What is this e6000 adhesive stuff everyone is talking about?
> Do I need some? Obviously I do... where can I purchase it?
> 
> Tnx es Happy Memorial Day
> 
> de Howie WA3MCK
> 
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> On Friday, May 26, 2017, Gary MacGregor (KF5DZQ) <kf5dzq at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Steve
>> What kind of cure time do you experience with e6000?
>> 
>> In our hot humid atmosphere her in Corpus Christi, Texas it tacks up in a
>> few minutes (depending on thickness), doesn't run. And is pretty much done
>> in 10-15 minutes. I don't remember what full cure time is. But so far I
>> haven't had to worry about that on projects.
>> I love the forever weather proof and release when needed properties. And
>> low to no vapors or residue.
>> 
>> It should be perfect for his battery project.
>> 
>> 73
>> Gary MacGregor KF5DZQ
>> 
>> Sent from my Stone & Chisel V 3.14
>> 
>> On May 26, 2017 11:42 AM, "Steve WB6TNL" <sigcom at juno.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','sigcom at juno.com');>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hot melt, using an adhesive formulated for adhesion to plastic or plastic
>>> bonding, will work fine and cure almost immediately.
>>> 3M has lots if info on this online.
>>> 
>>> Finding a vendor for such adhesive may be the bigger problem whereas the
>>> liquid adhesives (E6000, Goop, etc.)
>>> are practically everywhere.  I like these for their adhesive properties
>>> but I don't like having to wait for them to cure.
>>> 
>>> 73.......Steve Smith WB6TNL
>>>                 "Snort Rosin"
>>> 
>>> On Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 1:22:53 PM UTC-7, kargocult wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I have battery holder for the common 9 volt battery. I want to fasten to
>>>> the
>>>> 
>>>> backside of it, two small resistors for a voltage divider. My question
>>>> is, will
>>>> 
>>>> hot melt glue adhere to the plastic battery holder? If I rough it up a
>>>> little with
>>>> 
>>>> sandpaper ?  As well as holding down the resistors, I want to cover up
>>>> the
>>>> 
>>>> bare wire connections.
>>>> 
>>>> This is for a drop-in addition to old equipment, thus the odd-seeming
>>>> 
>>>> construction. The question is maybe not so dumb as it seems, as I have
>>>> found
>>>> 
>>>> in the past that so-called superglue fails to hold on to most plastics.
>>>> 
>>>> thanks-
>>>> 
>>>> Hue
>>>> 
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