Re: [TCML] Corian Adhesive

[David Speck <Dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brandon,

A few years ago, I tried to assemble some Corian pieces with common two 
part epoxy.  The parts came apart with the application of a little stress.

TTBOMK, Corian is a suspension of mineral powder in acrylic plastic, 
much like polymethyl methacrylate (AKA Plexiglas).  The official Corian 
adhesive is a color matched system that has solvents that partially 
dissolve the parts to be bonded, and fuse them all into a homogeneous 
and continuous block.

If I were looking for a strong bond, I'd go with the official DuPont 
adhesive.

Dave

On 5/28/2010 2:59 AM, Brandon Hendershot wrote:
> Hello List,
> I'm building my primary supports out of a couple of sheets of Corian 
> used in counter topping. Being similar to HDPE counter material, I was 
> just wondering if anybody here has used this stuff before. Should I 
> use some DuPont Corian adhesive(caulking like tube), or should I just 
> slather on some two part epoxy? I don't know if the Dupont stuff will 
> be so durable in comparison to the epoxy... Again, I'm just wondering 
> if anybody has any experience working with this stuff that could give 
> me a word of advice before I go messing stuff up.
> Thank You,
> Brandon
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