Hi 👋 Thank you for the kind comment!

Hi, not sure how to take that comment😄 but thanks anyway 👍

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Hi, yes luckily for this video the weld turned out to be one of my better ones😄 pvc and plastic welding in general is sometimes underestimate but it's actually a super strong way of joining materials! Thanks for watching the video and thank you for the very kind comments 👍

Thank you 👍 glad you enjoyed!

Hi James, no probs mate, glad you enjoyed 👍

Lol.. I don't think the welding would last to long on the boom boom type, definitely a good material for building the other type of tank! Thank you very much for the kind comments👍 if you need any further info give me a shout.. Happy tank building!

Hi 👋 thank you for the very kind comments and also thanks for subscribing! Yes you will definitely be able to pick up the plastic welding especially if you can weld steel, if you need any info on anything when you start practicing just send me a message il be glad to help! Thanks again for the kind comments 🙏

Lol.. hitting things with a big hammer is quite therapeutic too

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Hi, thank you very much for the kind comments! The PVC is definitely 9mm, pvc sheet thicknesses we use are usually 3 , 4.5 , 6 , 9 and 12mm occasionally we us 20mm & 25mm for some fabrications. Thanks again for the comments!

Hi no way👍 the thing with PVC is its very brittle, that's why in industry its usually combined with fibreglass for strength, if you was to take a peice of PVC and clamp it in a vice, then hit it with a hammer it would more than likely snap directly above the vice with no heat involved, similar to the video..directly above the weld, hope that's helpful, thanks for the comment 👍

If anything, heating up plastic and letting it cool makes it stronger, as it shrinks slightly and becomes more dense as the molecules bond closer together.

Decorative Pond shelving/shaping. It just sits there. This opens the possibility of a very cool pond layout. One can simply dig a big hole, use this process to build out it's layers, toss a foldable/hdpe liner over it, using the heat gun to crease/shape it properly. A sump pump can be easily put into this kind of rigging under the liner and it'll most likely protect it's plumbing, reducing the need to replace a leaky liner too often due to stuff from the surrounding dirt poking into the liner from the water weight/pressure. Interesting.

Hi, thank you very much for the comment 👍 the welding gun is a Leister Triac ST, you can also buy the Leister speed nozzles, I've tried a few brands over the years but these nozzles always give a decent weld, thanks again for the message 👍

Hi, yes the same technique with a heat gun can be used to weld UMHW, it is slightly more difficult to weld than HDPE and not all UMHW plastics can be welded, you will need suitable filler rod, HDPE fillet rod can be used

Hi, yes definitely, if you go back to my channel there's a PVC Window frame repair video, you can repair any cracks or holes using this method

Yes ABS plastic can be welded in the same way 👍

Hi 👋 thank you for the kind comment! Yes you can definitely use this method of welding on thinner sheet, the thinnest sheet we usually use industrially is 3mm but I'm sure you could get thinner stuff but you would have to take care not to warp it with the heat. Thanks again for the kind comment 👍

Hi 👋 thanks for the comment! the heat gun is a "leister triac ST" for the welding rod if you can find a local plastic stockists that would be best, you can also order online, the brand SIMONA is a very good quality welding rod. Hope that's helpful 👍

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The welding torch I'm using in the video is a Leister Triac ST, Leister heat guns and speed nozzles are the best products for welding plastic that I've used over the years

Hi 👋 I use plastic sheet suppliers local to my area the Midlands, Birmingham, you could order online it might be a bit more expensive, it comes in various sizes from 3mm to 25mm, I hope that's helpful!

Thanks for comment !

Hi👋 yes you can buy the filler rod, the rod in the video was a 3 core 5.7mm filler rod, you can also buy a smaller 3mm diameter filler rod. Thank you for the kind comment 👍

Hi Christopher, it's a hot gas welding torch. The brand is LEISTER

Any questions just ask 👍

Hi geert, it sounds like you have the temperature to high, you should be able to hold the heat directly on the PVC for a short while before it starts to burn. Hope that's helpful, thanks for comment geert 👍

You are either going too hot, or the other possibility is that the pipe is not PVC. In some areas ABS is used for drain pipes (also common in automotive and house appliances). Plastics have very different glassing (formable), melting and ignition temperatures - so identifying the material first is always essental. The weld rods also need to be the same type if you want a weld to actually fuse properly. For ABS spesifically, it needs to be hotter to melt, but also ignites sooner compared to PVC, making it much less forgiving - so this could maybe be the problem you experienced. Some materials like ABS can be cold-welded easily (acetone in the case of ABS), which can do the trick for smaller repairs

Hi 👋 you can purchase plastic welding tools straight from LIESTER, the model of the welding gun used in the video is a TRIAC ST, you will also be able to get welding speed nozzle. Liester is the best brand for welding plastics, ebay is definitely worth looking at for a used hot air Welder and a lot more cost effective. Plastic materials are best purchased from a stockist, it's usually cheaper and the quality is better, you could also purchase from amazon but its usually smaller cuts of sheet and quality might not be as good. Oh and yes you can definitely weld ABS using this method. Hope that's helpful! message me if you need any more info.

Happy practicing👍 if you need any advice with with anything give me a shout! Thank you for the comment!

@@allkraftdesign6120 thanks for the response 👍 do you have any recomendation for welding rod? i have 5 mm and 8 mm pvc sheet, for the best result, should i use single core or double core rod?

Hi, to be honest it doesn't matter what type of rod you use, you could put multiple runs of single core down(3mm) or one or more runs of triangle rod down(5.7mm). If a certain welding rod fills a gap nicely then use it. Hope that's helpful, thanks for comment 👍

​​@@allkraftdesign6120 OK, I understand now. thanks for the advice 👍 i just realize that material i bought is not PVC sheet, but its called PVC foam board. 😅 have you ever welded PVC foam board? is it possible to weld?

Hi👋 no I've never welded foam board, pretty sure it can't be heat welded like standard pvc

Hi 👋 you should find most materials and sizes of welding rod on the link below, please message if you have any issues. Thanks for the comment 👍 www.simona.de/index.php?id=206&L=1&productBase=Welding%20Rod

Hi 👋 its a Liester Triac ST

Hi, yes you can use the same method as in the PVC video, you could also use a speed nozzle to feed the filler rod into, welding Polyethylene like this is very strong.

Hi, yes you can definitely do the same with hdpe 👍

Hi, are you welding PVC sheet ?

@@allkraftdesign6120 abs plastic

Hi, thanks for you comment👍 I usually order the welding rod from local stockists, I'm from Birmingham, England. A well-known brand is "Simona" here's a link www.simona.de/index.php?id=206&L=1&productBase=Welding%20Rod I can send you links for the stockists I use but not sure where your from so don't know how helpful that will be, if you have no joy get back to me, I can send you some sample rods to use 👍

@@allkraftdesign6120 Thank you for the link , i will check it out. I'm from Wasilla Alaska and we have to order everything.

Hi, Alaska🙉.. no way that's absolutely awesome! youtube stretches far & wide, amazing. I've got some weld rod here I'll deliver it myself 😆🤣 !!! Seriously though its no problem I can send you some if need be 👍👍

Hi 👋 the welding machine is a Leister Triac ST hot gas Welder.

Hi 👋 I've never welded acrylic with heat and only ever used a glue to fabricate with it, don't think I've ever seen a welding rod for acrylic, polycarbonate is a durable clear plastic comparable to acrylic and can be welded with heat like in the video, let me know if you want any links for polycarbonate sheet and rod, hope that's helpful! Thank you for the comment 👍

@@allkraftdesign6120 Thank you so much . Yes I would appreciate the links. There is an acrylic tank, we are trying to replicate. It does not seem like glue was used on it. peharps they used laser ,🤷🏿‍♂️

@@bhekidlamini51no probs, if you can send some pics of the tank and parts where it is joined I might be able to identify what it is, thanks

Good job to know 👍

Hi, yes you can get ABS sheet and filler rod, it's welds very similar to PVC.

@@allkraftdesign6120 Thanks, Your work is amazing and I will be rolling this tech in to my projects.

Hi, it's a Leister Triac ST hot gas welder.

Hi, how do you mean ?

@@allkraftdesign6120 two unequal diameter pipes using welding

Yes I can do that, you want to reduce down

@@allkraftdesign6120 with or without coupling reducer it's up to you

Hi, it's the leister triac ST 👍

Hi 👋 you can purchase a used Leister Triac-ST heat gun for around £100 - £150, if you purchase brand new they're around £300

Hi👋, sorry what do you mean by send ?

@@allkraftdesign6120 Oops Im sorry I meant sand.

Yes you can definitely sand PVC welds 👍

​@@allkraftdesign6120 I meant the PVC welding rods. You can sand them right?

Sorry, yes you could sand the welding rod

Hi 👋 do you mean for a welding torch? If so you can purchase one second hand for around £100

Hi, not sure I understand your comment!

@@allkraftdesign6120 why put a big flow of plastic when you just have to employ glue? your work is not beautifull ! that make a big amount of plastic for nothing ! just glue the frame, then make a little rope of abs... EDIT : PVC, not ABS, sorry for the mistake

Hi, I still don't understand the comment, it's PVC not ABS, glueing it wouldn't be suitable, thanks for the comments anyway 👍

The easiest way is to use PVC glue. If you need resistance, you add a bracket. Your method creates an unsightly and annoying bead in the case of an assembly. is that's clear? (sorry I'm French)

Hi, glue wouldn't be substantial enough in this scenario, glueing two pieces of PVC Sheet material together definitely wouldn't hold liquid, thanks for the comments 👍

Hi 👋 solvent cement is definitely a method for joining pvc pipe but is not usually used for pvc sheet, cement would be virtually impossible to use in most sheet fabrication scenario's, heat welding is a strong and water tight method for joining and can also be used on HDPE and various other thermoplastic materials. Thank you for watching and thank you for the comment 👍

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