5 gallon bucket glue?????

[fighton03]

Does anyone know a glue that will stick to 5 gallon buckets??? I have tried silicone and 2 part plastic epoxy. I have jg valves tapped into some buckets for a top off supply, but I can't get anything to seal for more than a week or so.
thanks

 

[itZme]

Try Gorilla Glue yet? it works wonders on most materials.

HTH
-- Kevin

 

[rsw686]

Couldn't you use a bulkhead, pvc reducer, and the valve screwed into that.

 

[aquanut6]

Seems like PVC cement would work. Have you tried it?

 

[MarkS]

The bucket is either polyethylene or polypropylene. Both are solvent resistant and no glue of any type will bond to them with any strength. Try a bulkhead or Uniseals.

 

[Jrmass]

When you tried to attach the two buckets did you properly clean the area first with a high scrubbing solvent. It's the same concept that you use when you put plastic piping together. You need to clean it with the PVC Primer before you can use the Cement.

 

[fighton03]

I have tried pvc glue with primer with no luck. I have also "roughed up" the area in hopes that epoxy or silicone will grip the surface......no luck. I would tend to agree that there may be no glue that will hold. I'll try the gorilla and then move on to mechanical options. I'm using pe tubing to link 3 5gallon buckets. Can I just use uniseals for that or do i need to try to find threaded bulkheads for the JG valves? I'm using 1/4 and 3/5 (I think) valves, so they are pretty small.

 

[lakee911]

I just cut a hole and threaded in a JG valve with lots of teflon tape. Works for me.

You could cut off a threaded portion of a fitting and file/grind the threads slightly larger to make a nut for the otherside of the bucket too

 

[itZme]

Uniseals should do the trick for that ob just fine. They sell uniseals in 3/16", 1/4", 3/8" etc... up to something like 8" or 10"!

Good luck! I have used Gorilla glue for some surprisingly herd to glue surfaces and it has almost always held up.

HTH

 

[stugray]

Take a piece of 3/8" acrylic 1"X1". Drill and tap a hole the size of the JG fittings in the middle ( be sure to use pipe thread taps - HD often has them ). Make sure that the fitting bottoms out in the acrylic.

Put the acrylic piece inside the bucket with silicone, then thread the JG fitting in from the outside. The Silicone will keep the hole water tight, and the acrylic will provide mechanical backup for the joint.

Stu

 

[tkeracer619]

What stugray said. For larger products there IS an epoxy that works.

http://www.stealth316.com/2-dp8005.htm

 

[MarkS]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10496597#post10496597 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tkeracer619
What stugray said. For larger products there IS an epoxy that works.

http://www.stealth316.com/2-dp8005.htm

Awesome! Good find! :thumbsup:

 

[johno4]

uniseals would probably be the cheapest and easiest way to go!

 

[sunkool]

wow 70.00 to glue plastic.
I bought a plastic welder for 17.00 with all diffrent filler rods.
It works great.
I have also used a sodering iron to melt the plastics together.

 

[JoshCzajka18]

try spray foam, or something water based

 

[tkeracer619]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10498026#post10498026 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sunkool
wow 70.00 to glue plastic.
I bought a plastic welder for 17.00 with all diffrent filler rods.
It works great.
I have also used a sodering iron to melt the plastics together.

Yeah its a bit much but when you need large structural surfaces joined were welding the seams might not be strong enough this stuff is a lifesaver. The epoxy is $20 a tube. Chances are a contracter in your local club has the $50 gun and will let you borrow it.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10497630#post10497630 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MarkS
Awesome! Good find! :thumbsup:

Just wait and see what this epoxy is capable of in my 360 build log, let just say it might make a lot of large tank DIYers real happy.... Only about a month away

 

[sabalough]

buckeyefieldsupply has 1/4 " jg bulkheads if that helps

 

[BeanAnimal]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10483302#post10483302 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by itZme
Try Gorilla Glue yet? it works wonders on most materials.

HTH
-- Kevin

Gorilla Glue is single component polyurethane.

1) it is not suited for this type of application at all. The glue is designed to be used in a micro thin layer between porous materials that have moisture content enough to activate the active component in the polyurethane. The material expands into the pores and bonds the two pieces together. It does not have strength in thick layers or when allowed to foam.

2) polyurethane does not stick to PVC.

 

[BeanAnimal]

My top-off buckets are IO salt buckets tapped with JG fittings at the top and bottom. I simply drill and tap the bucket, then use teflon tape to seat the JG fittings.

 

[Bishop]

Bean:

Not to mention a few months ago, Fine Woodworking published data which showed that in situations where polyurethane glue should be superb, it is actually weaker than PVA wood-glues, hide glues, and epoxies.