XPost: uk.d-i-y   
   From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 04/12/16 11:42, MrCheerful wrote:   
   > On 04/12/2016 11:31, Bob Eager wrote:   
   >> On Sun, 04 Dec 2016 11:07:07 +0000, MrCheerful wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 04/12/2016 10:22, Capitol wrote:   
   >>>> Martin Brown wrote:   
   >>>>> 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?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>     For fine cracks I always use superglue which has very good wixking   
   >>>> properties. I find it will also fill slightly wider cracks with a few   
   >>>> more coats. Easy to clean up with a scalpel.   
   >>>   
   >>> and contains cyanide.   
   >>   
   >> And is not toxic, excelt perhaps when inhaled while applying it.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >   
   > What is really unpleasant is the fumes if it is heated, I did that   
   > accidentally while using a belt sander.   
      
   Oh yes, fumes are instant asthma for me, whether in use, or when sanding.   
      
   not QUITE as bad as aluminium flux though. That is REALLY nasty   
      
      
      
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