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Can you glue PETG?

Some fabricators say no, others say yes. The one's who say yes have learned that you can't just take what you know about gluing acrylic and apply it to PETG and expect it to work. It's not just the solvent you're using but your technique at applying the solvent that matters most. Weldon 4, Schwartz Chemical's SC-94, and Rez-N-Bond will all work acceptably as long as you make sure to use a generous amount of it, have clean, machined, smooth edges, and clamp your parts with light but firm pressure for a sufficient amount of time before moving on to additional steps.

Also, other adhesives may be used but will have longer curing times. Most people accustomed to acrylic fabrication will reject adhesives outright because of the length of time for curing, so for PETG they will not make any new exceptions. For those people interested in learning more about gluing PETG, I recommend cruising Sheffield's web site on Vivak, http://www.sheffieldplasticsinc.com/sheffield/techtips/vivakfab/vbond.htm

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