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   Martin Brown to All   
   Polycarbonate glue?   
   04 Dec 16 10:03:49   
   
   XPost: uk.d-i-y   
   From: |||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk   
      
   Food processor plastic bowl seems to be polycarbonate and took a   
   sufficiently hard thump on the hard kitchen floor to put a vertical 4cm   
   crack in the outer case near to the handle. It will doubtless get worse   
   if not repaired. Any suggestions for a suitable thin glue for   
   polycarbonate that will wick into the crack and prevent it from running.   
      
   Would it make sense to drill into the end of the crack for stress relief   
   or be more likely to make it worse?   
      
   Ideal glue would be food safe (so epoxy which might work isn't ideal).   
      
   ISTR that petrol or ether might be good solvents for polycarbonate but I   
   have a feeling they make it go brittle too which would be no use in a   
   food processor where the mechanical strength is important.   
      
   Any suggestions for the best glue to use here?   
      
   --   
   Regards,   
   Martin Brown   
      
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