Thanks! Surprised that it requires a temp.of 572 F! I wonder if the cheap HF plastic welders get that hot?
On Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 4:19 PM Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I've only done HDPE (polyethelene) but > http://www.kingplastic.com/tips-for-welding-thermoplastics/ suggests > polypropylene is easy. > > > -Curt > > On Friday, December 28, 2018, 3:48:50 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel via > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Someone abandoned a rather attractive urn-shaped rain barrel which has a > crack in the bottom of the base and won't hold water. > > https://www.homedepot.com/p/Koolatron-55-Gal-Rain-Barrel-RBSS-55/100670191 > > The rain barrel is quite well designed, with a convenient threaded drain at > the very bottom that can be attached to a hose, so I would like to use it > if possible. > > The barrel is made of polypropylene I did a little research and came up > with a Youtube video of a guy repairing a plastic bucket using Rustoleum > Leak Seal with some strips of landscaping cloth. Unfortunately, the > Koolatron customer service rep was discouraging. The material they use is > the same as paint can liner, so nothing adheres to it! All rain barrels > returned to Koolatron with cracks under warranty are replaced rather than > refurbished. > > She suggested a plastic welder with a rod of polypropylene might do the > trick. Anyone had any success withusing a plastic welder on polypropylene? > > Andrew > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
