Thread: Plexiglass razor rack and microscope stand

Very nice and creative use of the plexiglass.

Nice work. There is a solvent that works as a glue for plexiglas - it may be acetone. It's been a while, so I forgot the specifics. It works much faster than epoxy. Thanks for posting - I need something like that for my 'scope.

See, thats how you mount those usb scopes. Theres a few many threads about this. But carrolljc posted a pic. Look and learn. Do I spy an old calculator in the background?? Wait that might be a remote. Its by the printer and speaker. Is that a toaster oven?? jk.

Originally Posted by HaiKarate

Do I spy an old calculator in the background??

The old calculator is on the other side of the desk. That to the left in this picture is an old phone. I might have been the last person in St. Louis to stop using a rotary dial phone. Now I'm pushing to become the last person to use a land line, and not to own a cell.

Joe

I use an old vintage slide rule.

Here it is...



These thins work great!

For joining the ends, Acetone or Methylene Chloride - both act as a solvent-cement - work well. The edges have to be dead-on for the acetone as it is so thin - the methylene chloride is a little thicker but the edges still need to be quite accurate.

Methylene Ethyl Ketone (MEK) also works, but is even nastier than the Methylene chloride.

Anything cyanoacrylate-based (superglues) tends to stain and frost the surface if it touches it, and out-gassing from it also hazes acrylic.

I have used these at the University of the South Bank on a plastics course.

Super idea on the usb scope stand - well done!

Regards,
Neil

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

Acetone or Methylene Chloride - both act as a solvent-cement. Methylene Ethyl Ketone (MEK) also works, but is even nastier than the Methylene chloride.

I have used these at the University of the South Bank on a plastics course.

Regards,
Neil

Thanks! I'll try Acetone. Pretty powerful stuff. It melted a plastic ruler I used it on. I was trying to get rid of some stains. The stains did disappear, along with the ruler.

Joe

Iva washed my hands with acitone after chopping pine trees all day. It ruined my towels. Cheap crud from walmart.

I have better luck with Methylene Chloride for gluing plexiglass. I apply it using a glass syringe and about a 20 gauge needle. Sometimes I have to scuff the gluing surfaces with some 1000 grit sandpaper a little bit to get a stronger hold. The MC or Acetone will dissolve it back clear though.