Solvent Welding PLA 3D Printed Parts Together

Methylene Chloride will dissolve PLA well. You can buy it as IPS Weld-on 3 or 4 if you look up the MSDS youll see they are both some percentage methylene chloride. I have used it to weld PLA parts together with great success.

Weld-On 3 = 80-95% Methylene Chloride, 1-15% Dimethyl Glutarate, 1-5% Methyl Methacrylate Monomer
Weld-On 4 = 30-60% Methylene Chloride, 40-60% Trichloroethylene, <1% Methyl Methacrylate Monomer

Ebay seems to be the easiest place to order it online: http://www.ebay.com/sch/IPS%20weld%20on%204

http://microfluidics.cnsi.ucsb.edu/msds/WELDon3_MSDS.pdf
http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic992782.files/Weld-On-4_MSDS.pdf

http://www.amazon.com/Acrylic-Plastic-Cement-Applicator-Bottle/dp/B0096T6OFQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1430807228&sr=8-4&keywords=weld+on
http://www.amazon.com/Weld-On-Acrylic-Adhesive-Applicator-Bottle/dp/B0096TWKCW/ref=pd_sim_indust_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=11DPB72WWJZCD3HG5NYZ

IMG-IPS4-PINT-300

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