regme Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Hi Has anyone glued track down to an acrylic sheet? I was going to lightly sand the acrylic sheet before gluing, although I'm not sure what glue to use. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted January 13 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 13 2 minutes ago, regme said: Hi Has anyone glued track down to an acrylic sheet? I was going to lightly sand the acrylic sheet before gluing, although I'm not sure what glue to use. Thanks Chloroform should do it - but perhaps not?!? 😱 CJI. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinofLoxley Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Do you aspire to a permanent bond or one that can be released? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted January 13 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 13 9 hours ago, cctransuk said: Chloroform should do it - but perhaps not?!? 😱 CJI. I wasn't being totally silly - chloroform is (was?) a recognised solvent for perspex - though not one to be recommended. CJI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISW Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 10 hours ago, regme said: Hi Has anyone glued track down to an acrylic sheet? I was going to lightly sand the acrylic sheet before gluing, although I'm not sure what glue to use. Thanks This'll probably do it: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/382950845123 It definitely works on hard perspex as I used it to glue the drawers in a freezer. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regme Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 3 hours ago, cctransuk said: I wasn't being totally silly - chloroform is (was?) a recognised solvent for perspex - though not one to be recommended. CJI. I'm glad you cleared that up, for a minute there I thought I would have to report you to the police :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regme Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 ISW - Thanks, I'll check that out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PeterStiles Posted January 14 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 14 12 hours ago, regme said: for a minute there I thought I would have to report you to the police "Does this handkerchief smell like chloroform to you?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted January 14 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 14 Purely out of interest, why do you want to glue track to perspex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo666 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) 6 hours ago, The Johnster said: Purely out of interest, why do you want to glue track to perspex? Not answering for the OP, but Proses make I think there is one manufacturer who makes an Acrylic Helix kit comprising of curved acrylic roadbed and metal spacers for the lifts. Saw it recently but cannot recall where. Of course, the OP may have a different requirement. Edited January 14 by Damo666 Found the name of the manufacturer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regme Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 The acrylic sheet is the base for a structure that I'm building Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCB Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 If that is code 100 concrete sleeper track I feel you would probably have a better chance gluing Set Track as their sleepers are a harder more brittle plastic than the flexi. I would use a set track 26" straight with the ends cropped as a basis. Another advantage is Set Track stays dead straight unlike flexi which loves to flex slightly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regme Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 Yes it is, good point, but I'll be using a straight to line up the flex track so hopefully it will be all good. Well I tried some priming fluid for PVC pipes (MEK) and is holding pretty well, but once I encase the track to make the ground level flush with the top of rail, it should be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted January 16 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 16 On 14/01/2024 at 23:06, regme said: The acrylic sheet is the base for a structure that I'm building That makes sense, tx regme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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