Posted by Rowan Sylvester-Bradley on 31/01/2023 19:23:33:
Posted by peak4 on 31/01/2023 19:02:32:
Does it have to be plastic?
Well, I was proposing to glue it together using solvent cement, so that requires plastic. I'm not competent and I don't have the equipment to weld aluminium. I suppose I couild glue it together with araldite, but I don't think that would be as strong as solvent cement. Is there a better way to neatly join white finish aluminium tube?
Thank you – Rowan
Metal can be glued quite permanently.
I seem to recall Rayleigh glueing bicycle frames together at some point in the past. I forget the 'why?' now.
Look at 'engineering adhesives.'
I've a threaded sleeve glued to a shaft, that thus far has performed as well as if i'd not been feeling lazy & had made it all as a single unit.
I'm sure others have far more experience on this sort of thing.