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LAZER*BOND
Recently the forum has seen a few mentions of UV activated adhesives, which are ideal for joining transparent materials but have other uses as well. The problems are that they tend to be available in large (i.e. expensive) quantities and you need a UV source to set them – the sun isn’t always available or convenient!
Enter ‘Lazer Bond’ from JML, which is intended as a consumer product but that could well have many useful applications in the workshop. It combines a neat pen-style dispenser with a little UV-LED torch on top.
The adhesive, a mix of several chemicals with very long names is a clear gel. On shining the LED at it, it moves slightly and sets firm, clear and slightly flexible with a tiny puff of vapour steam! The instructions say no more than 1mm thick and use the LED for 3-8 seconds, but I had no problems setting a slightly thicker layer in no more than a couple of seconds. This is an ideal adhesive for jobs needing more bulk than superglues, as you can build up fillets and join almost anything except greasy plastics. Lazer Bond from JML is available for £11.99 from JMLdirect.com and ‘selected stockists’.
Neil
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