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Title: Adhesive Styrene to wood
Post by: rayna on January 26, 2011, 09:01:31 pm

 {:-{ hi what is the best adhesive for syrene to softwood.
thanks all
Rayna

Title: Re: Adhesive Styrene to wood
Post by: Circlip on January 27, 2011, 12:03:08 am

Which one?

  Poly or
 
 Acrylonitrile Butadene

  Regards  Ian.

Title: Re: Adhesive Styrene to wood
Post by: rayna on January 27, 2011, 12:27:12 am

oops sorry the Evergreen product from Hobby shops.
Rayna

Title: Re: Adhesive Styrene to wood
Post by: oldiron on January 27, 2011, 03:06:08 am

  i use liquid styrene glue. Works well, softens the styrene and it soaks into the grains of the wood to get a good hold.

John

Title: Re: Adhesive Styrene to wood
Post by: nhp651 on January 27, 2011, 03:33:53 pm

yes i use the same method.....never had any problems with debonding.
neil

Title: Re: Adhesive Styrene to wood
Post by: Wetwater on January 27, 2011, 10:33:49 pm

   Same here.  No problems.  Stuck styrene to balsa, softwood and ply. Nothing fallen apart yet.
   On larger areas I have also used the thicker tube cement.