Gluing down lexan

[Taydawg197]

Hey guys i searched but couldnt find if anyone has tried gluing down lexan or plexi glass instead of countersinking it. I was just at home depot and the lexan they had was too thin to countersink a screw into. You think it would be possible to glue it down with some super strength glue or liquid nails or something? has anyone tried this?

 

[N.L.]

i was thinking the samething, homedepot had some thick sheets but were far too expensive. im gonna search for something else, but i would recommend gorilla glue, that shit is almost illegal.

 

[Taydawg197]

I saw that gorilla glue id prolly go for that. Ya the lexan that was affordable was too thin. I may try the one step down arcrylic stuff that said like 200 times the strength of glass.

 

[westnile]

those thin sheets of lexan are just going to crack and warp and break really fast if your glueing it to wood use PL400 cualk

 

[Taydawg197]

will it bond plastic and wood?

 

[4frntSkier]

liquid nail works good

i used that to connect a rail to wood and massonite to a ramp

 

[Ryno]

yeah we made one by countersinking and in the heat it definatly expanded...i would suggest screwing just because if it expands its not going to stick back together w/o more glue

 

[Taydawg197]

how thick of a sheet did you use?

 

[kyle_w]

we got a 4'x2' piece of lean and cut it in half making 2 4'x1' sections. 1/4 inch thick for 42 bucks. we countersunk it.

 

[Taydawg197]

whered you get it? and how did you cut it. Doesnt it splinter like crazy?

 

[kyle_w]

we got it at home depot. we cut ours using a table saw, but im pretty sure if you cut it deep with a razor and bend it, it will break cleanly

 

[Taydawg197]

thats dope, im gonna do the same thing but 10 feet.

 

[j.bird]

like snapjibber said, use a countersinking drill bit, drill hole, and then use screws. its the best way by far.

 

[Scottness]

for shhheeezzz...the way to go, screws last forever.

 

[Taydawg197]

ya but what i was sayin, the lexan i looked at was way to thin to countersink.

 

[N.L.]

they have thicker stuff at homodepot, but its dumb expensive

 

[ecskier309]

i just used glue gun to put my lexan down on my box and it works fine

 

[Taydawg197]

what kind of glue?

 

[chronicnewbreed]

yea when snapjibber and i built it we just had to file where the two pieces of lexan came togeather to make it smooth. but if you cut it with a table saw make sure you go real slow so you dont crack it.