Bonding acrylic piece to wood - Engraving Etc. Forum

From:	geebeau	8 Sep 2005
To:	ALL	1 of 6

1913.1
Can an acrylic piece be bonded to a rosewood base? I recently did an acrylic piece from Tropar where the acrylic fits into a base, but was wondering if it could be permanently attached. Thanx, Steve Custom ID

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	9 Sep 2005
To:	geebeau	2 of 6

1913.2 In reply to 1913.1
Steve, If the point of adhesion isn't viewable, i.e., at the bottom of the wooden slot, a silicon sealer may work. Not pretty, but effective. I can't think of anything that would bond acrylic and wood in the same way acrylic-to-acrylic can be fused together. David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA

From:	geebeau	9 Sep 2005
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	3 of 6

1913.3 In reply to 1913.2

Hi, Dave.. Thanx for getting back.
I did the obvious.. called Tropar and asked.. :)
They said that a sealer as in acrylic to acrylic wouldn't work, just to perhaps use a bit of double sided clear tape.
Same principle, different material.

Thanx,
Steve

From:	Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY)	9 Sep 2005
To:	geebeau	4 of 6

1913.4 In reply to 1913.3
If it is in a non-visible slot, double sided tape works fairly well. Hot glue will also work, but gives a little less strength when really pulled. Philadelphia, PA (Really Bensalem) Harvey's Tips Page When you finally understand it completely... it changes.

From:	BobT	9 Sep 2005
To:	ALL	5 of 6

1913.5
I just finished a display (promotional) piece for my own company, trying to demonstrate several capabilities in one piece. I glued cast acrylic to pockets in a piece of walnut, using ProBond polyurethane (same as Gorilla Glue). It seems to be holding really well. May be worth a try for you. The Elmers ProBone seems to be the same as Gorilla brand, just a lot cheaper.

From:	logojohn	9 Sep 2005
To:	geebeau	6 of 6

1913.6 In reply to 1913.1
I don't think clear tape would be strong enough. Their bases have a deep groove which will hide anything you use. I use the very strong tape we use for plaque assembly. It is referred to as super stick by several suppliers. I use a width slightly wider than the thickness of the acrylic and let it wrap around a little at the front to adhere a little more to the side of the groove. It is faster than glue and I haven't had any come back after several years. lj http://logojohn.webhop.net/

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