Today I went to my local hobby store and bought a bottle of Plastruct Plastic weld.jimc wrote:solvent bonding is stronger than almost any adhesive. its stronger than the layer bonds created by your printer. you would destroy the print pulling it apart. you are making it a single piece. the solvent melts the plastic together then it flashes off after about 12-24 hours leaving the plastic as one piece. solvent bonding is how plexiglass is welded together, pvc and abs pipes, etc.
It's a low viscosity liquid and looks similar to alcohol in the bottle.
I brushed it onto several joints this morning and it seems to have wicked into the joints and secured them solidly.
It's been about 7 hours and at this point the joints all feel completely solid but I can't apply full pressure to test the joints until tomorrow morning.
If this works as well as it seems to be working so far, I've found my solution. Literally.
