Suitable glue for 3d printed parts.

Adrian Harris · Post by **Adrian Harris** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:05 pm

As it seems that several people here seem to have experience of 3d printed parts, could I request some advice on a suitable glue for these type of parts

The Sherman prototype I am renovating has 3D printed engine hatches and the hinge side of one of these has snapped off:

I plan to glue it back together and, once fixed, drill through the two sides and insert metal pins to provide some mechanical strength. However, I'm not sure what sort of glue is suitable for this material

Adrian.

Robin Hinson · Post by **Robin Hinson** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:12 pm

Hi Adrian,

You could try JP Weld which very strong and it comes in two small tubes. Mix equal parts, this dries in about 6 hours. Or they do a similar product called JP Quick which dries in 15 minutes. Both can be obtained at Motor Accessory shops.

Best Wishes

Robin Hinson

Steve Norris · Post by **Steve Norris** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:22 pm

Hi Adrian
If i am not mistaken the 3D printed parts are made of some form of plastic, it may be worth a try using plastic weld which can be obtained from most good model shops.
When i first saw the photo i thought it was a real Sherman being restored, its almost a shame to remove the rust

Steve

David Skeldon · Post by **David Skeldon** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:49 pm

Hi,
I have a couple of the metal armortek grills spare if you want them.

David

Adrian Harris · Post by **Adrian Harris** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:59 pm

Hi David.

Thanks for the offer but I'm trying to keep as many of the original parts as possible.

I'll have some spares too, once I've converted one of my hulls to an M4A2.

Oh, and I love your jack-in-the-box flail commander

Any chance of a description of how it works

Adrian.

Brian Leach · Post by **Brian Leach** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:14 pm

How did you get such realistic rust-excellent!

Brian

Adrian Harris · Post by **Adrian Harris** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:25 pm

http://www.armortek.co.uk/gallery/main. ... emId=11309

I'm having to treat everything with oxalic acid to get rid of it

Adrian.

Sarah Frazer · Post by **Sarah Frazer** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 4:14 am

Hi,

At the Model Engineering Exhibition there was a stand which did 3D printing and they said the material used was ABS plastic. Devcon do a Plastic Weld which states is good forABS.

Regards,

Sarah

Post by **Armortek** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:52 am

Hi

Yes it is ABS plastic. The best adhesive that we have found is a CA, any thick grade of superglue.

Regards
Mark