I don't, the kit I have came with HDPE. I'm not sure I'd trust HF rods for anything other than HDPE... -Curt
On Friday, December 28, 2018, 4:31:52 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: Thanks for the tip. Do you know if plastic welding kits include polypropylene rods? On Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 4:26 PM Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: HF says the cheap soldering iron type gets to 525F. They say the more expensive air one goes to 850F.https://www.harborfreight.com/welding/plastic-welders.html I've got the iron one, worked a treat on a snowmobile gas tank. Never could get it to weld the '98 Jetta's bumper mounts. That stuff was weird, it'd melt but wouldn't stick to itself... -Curt On Friday, December 28, 2018, 4:22:10 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: 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