Comment on What is the best (liquid) glue for gluing PLA prints together?

• elucubra@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  CA accelerant also acts as a primer. It’s a fucking life changing superpower!

  I used to hate CA, except for some applications, but using accelerant makes CA much more viable.

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• PlasticExistence@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  You can also mix in baking soda to drastically increase the strength of the bond

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  • john_lemmy@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Woah, do you know why this works?

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    • CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Image

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    • PlasticExistence@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Chemistry! (Beyond that, I’m not sure)

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    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      The baking soda catalyzes the CA polymerization by dropping the pH.

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  • Spacehooks@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    How much?

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    • heydo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I just sprinkle it on, if it’s too much it can just be blown off.

      It also helps to add structure to the bond. The baking soda can build up and add strength.

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• finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Totally. I prefer to have a little cure time to get things set and aligned properly, for some reason it nakes me feel panic-y when the set time is super quick lol.

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