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Re: HV Oil & Neon Glueing Perspex [methylene cloride]
From: Geoff Schecht[SMTP:geoffs-at-onr-dot-com]
Sent: Monday, September 15, 1997 9:23 PM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: HV Oil & Neon Glueing Perspex)
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> From: Alfred A. Skrocki[SMTP:alfred.skrocki-at-cybernetworking-dot-com]
> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 1997 9:21 AM
> To: Tesla List
> Subject: Re: HV Oil & Neon Glueing Perspex)
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> On Thursday, September 11, 1997 10:20 PM Sulaiman Abdullah
> [SMTP:sulabd-at-hotmail-dot-com] wrote;
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> > Hi, I believe that MEK is easy to obtain, it's the "adhesive" used to
> > fit PVC pipes & fittings together, any decent hardware store should
> > carry it.
> > ... Sulaiman
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> Actually MEK (Methyl Ethyl Ketone) is available at any good paint
> store, it is used to degrease surfaces prior to painting. BTW if its
> plexiglass or persipex (Methyl Methacrylate) that your trying to
> glue there is nothing better than Methylene Chloride, which is
> available from almost all plastics suppliers.
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That's one that I forgot about! Methylene chloride will dissolve just about
any plastic including some epoxies. It's a suspected carcinogen so it
should be handled with lots of ventilation and kept off of the skin.
Geoff