The soldering iron is used as a heat source.
Of course the use of "tin/lead solder" as such is not possible, but a
small sliver of compatible plastic can be applied as a welding filler.
Plastic welding is an art I haven't tried yet, but theoretically, once
you identify what type of plastic you have, a heat source and the
appropriate filler can be used to repair cracks and such.
Regards,
Graeme Suckling
http://tinyurl.com/6n5aza
Adelaide
South Australia.
On 17/01/2013 11:42 AM, Linda J wrote:
> I never thought you could use a soldering iron on plastic. Guess I was wrong.
> Hope you het it fixed
>
> Linds
>
> Sent from my iPod
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> On Jan 16, 2013, at 4:03 PM, Graeme Suckling <graemes@internode.on.net>
> wrote:
>
>> What can be done is plastic welding using a heat gun or as mentioned, the
> tip of a soldering iron.
>> Applied carefully it may easily seal the crack and add no further weight to
> the float.
>> Regards,
>> Graeme Suckling
>> http://tinyurl.com/6n5aza
>> Adelaide
>> South Australia.
>>
>> On 17/01/2013 10:04 AM, Linda J wrote:
>>> Not if it's plastic.
>>>
>>> Linda
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPod
>>>
>>> On Jan 16, 2013, at 2:32 PM, Mark J Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Wonder if the crack could be sealed up with a soldering gun?
>>>>
>>>> mjb.
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