Joining Techniques

Contact adhesive (most unlike materials)

• Forms quickly - less need to clamp
• In tubes for easy application
• Bonds unlike materials
• Must be applied to both surfaces
• Quite expensive
• Has volatile organic compounds

Acrylic cement

• Rapid bonding
• Melts plastics - strong
• Bonds like materials
• Can be hard to produce neat joint
• Quite expensive
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