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That's beautiful, Aaron. I believe Corian is a type of plastic, isn't it? I guess I should know the difference between acrylic and plastic, but I don't...
I wonder if the epoxy they sell for gluing plastic at walmart would do the trick?
Either way, that one is a true winner!!
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It is some sort of plastic Allen. The little "rocks" in it are plastic too. I don't know my plastics either, but I can say that corian turns pretty much like acrylic does. It does seem to dull the tools a lot faster. I re-sharpened my roughing gouge twice during getting the two pieces rounded out and turned to rough shape, and I lost track of how many times I sharpened my scraper but it was a few.Originally Posted by Allen Neighbors
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I really like that call Aaron.
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Dupont now has a transparent adhesive that is very popular. I'm told it will produce a seamless joint in almost all of the Corian colors.
You can purchase the small Dupont Adhesive gun for less that 30 bucks I think and the small adhesive cartridges are about seven bucks each. Your local distributor will sell the guns and the adhesive to the general public.
This is the very best glue for Corian and it produces a permanent joint that will never fail if the material is prepped properly. Clean both surfaces with alcohol prior to gluing.
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Thanks Keith, that is good info that I was unaware of. Going to have to track down a local Corian dealer to try to score some scraps and buy some adhesive.
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You can buy the corian epoxy online. Just google it. However some people use the 5 minute epoxy..
I am working with some plumbing cement right now... So far it holds the pieces together nicely but I havent gotten around to drilling them yet...
I will report my findings and if it works then this will be a very inexpensive fix or find...
I have turned some 2x2 corian blanks glued up with ca glue. I had to be very careful because the ca is not forgiving. Once I got in on the tube and glued to the tube (again with ca) the pen turned very easy. The glue lines, well, you could not find them....
As soon as my camera and tent get here I will also post some pics of the corian pen I did that was several 2x2 pieces glued up..
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CA glue will hold it together just fine. Make sure the surfaces are flat and smooth. Med. CA and clamp for about 24 hours. Seams are invisible. I lay a piece of 220 sandpaper on my table saw top and sand flat.
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