Hey Team! I'm working on a 3D Resin Print comission for a mate, and for the first time, it's being printed in a number of pieces! Usually I use superglue to hold my resin prints together, but I'm wondering if that's the best route to go, or if there is another (stronger?) adhesive that is better suited? 🧲
#Adhesive for Resin Models
calm violet
vast ore
I use a combination of superglue and putty for resin or metal
sometimes with a pin for particularly obnoxious stuff
safe quest
Superglue is the adhesive of choice for resin (cast or printed). That said bond is not the strongest.
If you want something stronger, look at epoxy adhesive, especially the bi-component ones. The problem with epoxies is that they are very slow to cure, from several minutes to a full day. And you will need to hold the parts in place during cure.
Tbh, in most cases, epoxies are not worth the trouble they cause. Superglue + pinning is far more practical
vast ore
epoxy's mainly for when you can't get a clean contact for the superglue
happens fairly often
fluid oxide
raven tartan
I use superglue for tabletop guys but anything bigger I use 2 part gorilla 5 minute epoxy
calm violet
Thank you all! I'm not printing anything bigger than about 3" so im thinking super glue might just do the trick. maybe epoxy for the base in case it gets picked up a lot!