Is regular Testors plastic cement OK for 3D printed stuff or is there a better product?
I depends on what type of material your 3D printed parts are made from. If they are ABS plastic the Testors stuff will probably work but PLA and resin prints will not. CA (Superglue) will work on pretty much all 3D printed parts. Just make sure you clean parts first. A lot of commercially printed parts have a residue on them that paint and glue do not like to stick to.
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Gorilla works almost for everything...
leewal) ive been using "DAP RapidFuse - All purpose adhesive" from Lowes for a few years now on printed ABS and PLA. Its a C/A type glue that takes about a minute to firm, three to set, 30 minutes to be gutten'tight! It holds about like your tongue does to a frozen flag pole. In other words, it has good gription.
Comes in a pack of two blue n black 0.1oz foil tubes (like the Testors glue) with a blue cap for about 6 buckaroos (plus tax, shipping and handling extra, surcharge for restocking, dont forget to fill out the customer experience on the back of your reciept, have a nice day!).
Comes out the tube clear, but hazes up a bit once dried. I use Testors and Tamiya paints, they dont seem to mind and stick purty goodly to it.
I havent tried the Testors stuff as the DAP is just 10 minutes away. But im willing to bet if the regular cement doesnt work, Testors may have something better that would.
-PMR
I've found that typical super glue (CA) has an extremely strong bond with PLA prints.
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Doesn't Gorilla Glue need a lot of pressure while it's curing? Not always able to do that because of size or shape.
Renegade1c I depends on what type of material your 3D printed parts are made from. If they are ABS plastic the Testors stuff will probably work but PLA and resin prints will not. CA (Superglue) will work on pretty much all 3D printed parts. Just make sure you clean parts first. A lot of commercially printed parts have a residue on them that paint and glue do not like to stick to.
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leewal Doesn't Gorilla Glue need a lot of pressure while it's curing? Not always able to do that because of size or shape.
Otherwise use a medium set CA. Then use a spray accelerator commonly avaailable at amazon. The bond strength isn't as strong as natural curing, but it should still be plenty strong