I had some fun with Plexi and LEDs yesterday (Wallpapers!)

Maizey · Post by **Maizey** » 18 Apr 2008, 09:24

Tensol 12 is a general glue, but isnt that strong.
When glueing tubes, you want your acrylic to be the same type. This means that the tube is extruded, you want to use extruded blocks for the bases and tops.
Extruded acrylic is best glued using Acryfix or Tensol 30.

Skidd · Post by **Skidd** » 18 Apr 2008, 09:26

Id use rounded ends if I had to make myself a res

DoOb · Post by **DoOb** » 18 Apr 2008, 09:32

Maizey do guys deliver??

Maizey · Post by **Maizey** » 18 Apr 2008, 09:46

Skidd, that will work, but make them bigger than the actual tube to allow the tube to be sunk into these blocks

I34z1k · Post by **I34z1k** » 18 Apr 2008, 09:47

So this Tensol 30, does it make it tacky or is it like glue or what?

Maizey · Post by **Maizey** » 18 Apr 2008, 09:52

Yes, Maizey delivers. You can phone your order in and give the salesman your delivery details.

DoOb · Post by **DoOb** » 18 Apr 2008, 09:53

Maizey wrote:Yes, Maizey delivers. You can phone your order in and give the salesman your delivery details.

oh sweet thats awesome, shall be doing that, Springfield's branch hey tho.

Skidd · Post by **Skidd** » 18 Apr 2008, 09:56

Maizey wrote:Skidd, that will work, but make them bigger than the actual tube to allow the tube to be sunk into these blocks

ye no thats the image I had in my head

Maizey · Post by **Maizey** » 18 Apr 2008, 09:58

DAE, sorry that we are hijacking your post.

All acrylic glues work similar. They break down the material and rebuild the acrylic to become one solid piece of acrylic.

I34z1k · Post by **I34z1k** » 18 Apr 2008, 10:05

Ah great, so they fuse and not really glue?

Sorry Et

Maizey · Post by **Maizey** » 18 Apr 2008, 10:09

All Maizey branches deliver.

DoOb · Post by **DoOb** » 18 Apr 2008, 10:11

Phones Maizeys.... Thnks mate. Which branch are you from

Maizey · Post by **Maizey** » 18 Apr 2008, 11:13

I am based in Head Office, which is located in Pretoria

I34z1k · Post by **I34z1k** » 18 Apr 2008, 11:24

Cool stuff. And tapping perspex? How tough is that guys?

Maizey · Post by **Maizey** » 18 Apr 2008, 11:26

Perspex is 10 times stronger than glass, but scratches easily.

What do you need to do? 8O

Skidd · Post by **Skidd** » 18 Apr 2008, 11:49

Here is the design for you baz

I34z1k · Post by **I34z1k** » 18 Apr 2008, 11:52

@Maizey man, I mean tapping threads

Sean, what did you do that in?

Skidd · Post by **Skidd** » 18 Apr 2008, 12:09

Cinema 4D

But that the idea right there. Im sure Maizey can do something like that.

DAE_JA_VOO · Post by **DAE_JA_VOO** » 18 Apr 2008, 13:18

I34z1k wrote:@Maizey man, I mean tapping threads

Very easy, just go slow

Drill the hole 0.5mm smaller than you want the thread to be, and then thread it

Maizey · Post by **Maizey** » 18 Apr 2008, 14:00

Excuse my friend, he's a bit slow.

I was under the hammer (tapping) impresion.

Skidd, that is exactly what I mean. Just make sure that the groove is wider than the wall thickness of the tube. The effect that you get is a pool of glue where the tube sinks into.

Maizey · Post by **Maizey** » 18 Apr 2008, 14:09

Stress can be released from the acrylic.

After all the manufacturing (tapping, glueing, bending, etc...) the product must be heated up to the operating temperature (+80 deg C) and then kept at that temperature for a time (+/- 1 hour). The cooldown period is also extended to about 2+ hours.

That should give you a stable product.

I34z1k · Post by **I34z1k** » 18 Apr 2008, 14:15

Wow so that's like tempering it?

Maizey · Post by **Maizey** » 18 Apr 2008, 15:03

That is correct.

DAE_JA_VOO · Post by **DAE_JA_VOO** » 18 Apr 2008, 16:13

Yeah, just chuck it in the oven for an hour or so and the stress will be taken care of

DeanMF · Post by **DeanMF** » 29 Apr 2008, 10:41

Sorry about the hijack Dae - awesome work as always man

Doobs...

DoOb wrote:I have been downloading high res wallpapers all day today, from my special site.

Mind PMing me the web address? I struggle to find decent widescreens wapers too