How To Attach Acrylic Sheet To Wood

3 hold the top left corner of the first plastic sheet to the top corner of the first wall and staple it into place with a heavy duty staple.

How to attach acrylic sheet to wood. Cut a piece of 6 mil plastic sheeting to fit each wall. Cut the tip of the tube to desired thickness. But if you apply enough stress to that plastic its gonna pop right off. Puncture the seal on the top of the tube.

Sand the plastic surface lightly. Put the acrylic on the edge where you want it and place the needle of the glue filled applicator where the two pieces meet. Position the dot 1 inch from each side. To glue acrylic with solvent glue typically a squeeze bottle applicator with a needle tip is used.

Screw the acrylic to the wood using wood screws until the head of the screw is flush with the surface of the acrylic. Go over the broadest area of the plastic piece with a square of high grit sandpaper before you get gluing. Poly urethane glue gorilla glue this one is much more simple but i only recommend this if you plan on. Before applying the glue position the acrylic to make sure it fits.

Lightly squeeze the applicator while pulling it toward you. If gluing acrylic to a vertical surface apply the glue to the wood in thin beads that are 2 inches apart. Using a caulk gun dispense the adhesive in an even and consistent pattern. The glue acrylic to wood use an epoxy as it does not require a chemical reaction to bond the materials together.

Place the plexiglass on a flat surface and draw a small dot at each corner with a black marker. Use only a few smooth delicate strokes to avoid roughing up the plastic too much. Attach a 1 4 inch drill bit to a power drill and place the bit directly over any of the four marks on. Sanding the plastic will make it more porous and increase its overall surface area allowing it to bond to the wood more easily.

Capillary action will draw the glue into the joint.