
Linux robot 92
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Just wondering has any one used a 3d printer pen as a plastic welder and is it any good vs epoxy or actual plastic welder. They say you can us actual 3d printer filament vs the filament that the pen comes, just though id ask some one.
Everything I print is ABS so I use acetone (the kind from the hardware store that you don't want to splash on your skin, not the nail polish remover kind you can get a drug store) mixed with the ABS bits to make paste or glue and adjusting the ratio and I make the mix thick or runny to patch or glue or bond things. It really well!
Like @CEM said, I'd try a bit of acetone and see if there is a reaction.
Pla filament is excellent for repairs and you can even get pla sticks that are already straight too. always plastic weld with a plastic that has a lower melting temp if possible.