Weldon alternative?

[cr500_af]

Is there anything besides Weldon (read: "easier to find than Weldon") that will bond acrylic? I have a skimmer with a crack where the inlet tube meets the body. I understand that the nearest place to buy Weldon is on the other side of ATL. Looking for something I can buy locally.
Thanks!

 

[jeff_mcphail]

Ebay!

 

[cr500_af]

I know I'm an oddball, but I HATE eBay. eBay is the Devil, Bobby Boucher.

I'd probably buy a new skimmer before I bought a tube of glue from eBay. Yeah, I know I'm weird.

 

[jeff_mcphail]

I understand that one. try this

 

[cr500_af]

Well, McMaster-Carr has it. They'll deliver to work. SCORE!

 

[tgray3]

Barry, i have a pint of weld on #3. 3 is good for a crack, just let it wick in. Let me know if you want to use some.

 

[cr500_af]

tgray3;336659 wrote: Barry, i have a pint of weld on #3. 3 is good for a crack, just let it wick in. Let me know if you want to use some.

I'll take you up on that. Thanks a million. When is good for you? I can pick it up or if you'd prefer I can just bring the skimmer, fix it and take it home.

 

[tgray3]

I go to work at 1pm. You can come by or you said you work in d'ville let me know where and i could drop it by on my way to work.

 

[jennm]

I have some Weldon too (too bad we didn't know you needed it yesterday!) I forget which number... I want to say 4 (gel/tube) - I know Scott has cut it with a solvent to make it more runny for certain repairs - he has a little bottle he uses for that - but I have a tube of the thicker stuff hanging around here.

Jenn

 

[seedless reefer]

Sal @ Saltwater City has a tube of 16.

This wouldn't be my skimmer thats broken would it?

 

[jennm]

Mine might be 16... I think the lower the number, the thinner the stuff... I'll have to look when I get to work - I have CRS disease

Jenn

 

[cr500_af]

tgray3;336663 wrote: I go to work at 1pm. You can come by or you said you work in d'ville let me know where and i could drop it by on my way to work.

PM sent--

 

[cr500_af]

Seedless Reefer;336683 wrote: Sal @ Saltwater City has a tube of 16.

This wouldn't be my skimmer thats broken would it?

Yep. I didn't notice it until I was looking at how the pump attaches, and I thought, "That tube shouldn't wiggle like that".
It's cracked about halfway around.

 

[seedless reefer]

It wasn't cracked before I brought it to the meeting.

 

[zavala83]

Try your local sign shop! I work at a sign shop and we use it all the time. Maybe they will let you get enough to fix your crack! hehe!

 

[lilrobb]

Barry,

if you're meeting Tom, can you grab that Koralia diffuser for me?

 

[cr500_af]

Loren,
Don't know the history, but I hadn't done anything with it before now (other than see that a Rio wouldn't push it) and I was looking at it deciding what the best way to hook up the Mag 5 would be, and noticed it. I got some Weldon today and since nothing moved, it will be an easy fix.

Robb,
Tom brought the Weld-on by work today, and before I read this. He's picking it back up Saturday, so if he wants to bring that I will deliver it to you.

 

[tgray3]

Barry, Hope the Weldon worked for you, Robb I'll drop the diffuser off with Barry Saturday, Or i could run it by your house if your not working Saturday. Let me know what works for you.

 

[cr500_af]

I'm going to fix it after dinner. I'm sure it will; the crack is still butted together (nothing is out of place). Just gotta seal the seam. Now I get to figure out how to hook up the pump when all the fittings are glued and they aren't right for a Mag... Fun!

 

[seedless reefer]

These fitting are being glued to the skimmer output?