Welding Plastic Sheets Together

I show how to use a soldering iron to fuse plastic together.

Welding plastic sheets together.

Https ataszek pl 137 wydajna spawarka do plastiku bosite pid html in this video. Once your welding gun is preheated insert a welding rod into the speed nozzle and hold the gun downward at a 45 degree angle. The process can be performed manually in a drill press with. If acrylic sheeting is being welded for box corner joints apply solvent on the inside edge of the acrylic sheeting.

To weld plastic clean the surface with soap and water sand it with 80 grit sandpaper and clamp the plastic pieces together on your workbench. Use clamps or masking tape to hold acrylic sheeting in place while applying solvent. Once you have put in place safety measures it s time to bond the acrylic sheets together. One of the benefits of welding hdpe plastics in smaller applications such as you might find in home plumbing systems is that no weld filler rod is necessary.

Plastic components of circular cross section are rotated one part in contact with the other until sufficient heat is generated by friction to cause a melt at the interface which solidifies under pressure when rotation is stopped to weld the articles together. In today s video i will show you how to melt the plastic sheets together the easy way to melt. Welding hdpe or high density polyethylene is a normal procedure for joining lengths of pipe together whether it be for industrial or home use.