Long Plastic Sheet Fusing

Move the tip of the welding gun slowly over the plastic for a speed weld.

Long plastic sheet fusing.

Cut the plastic bags. While picking the right plastic adhesive can make you wish you d majored in chemistry welding is arguably the better method for fusing two plastic components. Start at the top of the crack or area you wish to join. Butt fusion this technique consists of heating the squared ends of two pipes a pipe and fitting or two fittings by holding them against a heated plate removing the plate when the proper melt is obtained promptly bringing the ends together and.

The trick is to go slowly an iron that s too hot will result in fast shrinking plastic that s rippled. It can be cut with a carbide tipped saw blade and drilled with regular metal bits. Whenever you fuse the plastic will always be sandwiched between these 2 layers of paper. You will be fusing 1 bag at a time which is 2 layers at a time.

Hold the gun downward at about a 45 degree angle touching the edge of the nozzle to the plastic. The material cannot be cemented but it is easily welded with a plastic welder. Once fused your plastic sheet should measure about 14 x 36 big enough to make either the toadstool tote or the rain bucket hat. It should be fairly smooth and one sheet to the touch watch out its a little hot.

If the layers are not all melted together iron it some more. A roller cutting blade is the fastest tool to cut seams handles and labels off of the bags. The fusion type and for the sizes of pipe and fittings to be joined. The bottom layer of paper prevents the plastic from sticking to the board and the top layer of paper prevents the plastic from sticking to the iron.

It should be fairly smooth and one sheet to the touch watch out its a little hot. If the layers are not all melted together iron it some more. Peel a corner of the paper back to see if the plastic is fused together. Peel a corner of the paper back to see if the plastic is fused together.

You will need 2 6 layers of plastic to make the fused fabric. I show how to use a soldering iron to fuse plastic together. Peel the parchment paper away from the finished plastic sheet. Use the cutting board and roller off the parts you do not want.

You might want the labels or not. It tends to be more effective than using glue and can be done quickly and cheaply if you have the right tools. Peel parchment paper away from finished plastic sheet. This sheet can be heat formed shaped and welded to fabricate ducts hoods and much more.

The layers of your fully fused plastic should feel like 1 piece.