Plastic Welding Rod Types

You can buy welding rods in a choice of 5 pound coils and 10 or 30 pound spools.

Plastic welding rod types.

Semi rigid or rigid sands finely. We offer plastic welding rod in the following types of plastic. Has low coefficient of friction. This video will help you to identify the plastics.

More buying choices 8 60 13 new offers related searches. Welding rods are usually coated although the materials that make up this coating can vary widely. Within both of these groups there are many different variations and types which will be covered in more detail later. Refer to the letter marking or the test kit manual to determine what type of plastic that rod is.

50pcs plastic welding rods abs pp pvc pe welding sticks 200mm for plastic welding electrical welding tools welding electrodes 13 x pvc welding rods. For tig welding the welding rods do not melt so are called non consumable electrodes. Including round triangle and flat strap. Plastic recognition by test welding if all other information is unavailable a test weld can be tried on the back of the component using a known plastic welding rods rod type.

Spooled plastic welding rod is known as spline. When fusion welding with the nitrogen plastic welder you will have to identify the type of plastic and select the correct welding rod although there are many types of plastic there are only a few that are commonly used on auto parts. Preheat plastic with heat gun before welding mix rod completely with base material. Use heavy pressure and.

Fit the appropriate welding nozzle for the selected welding rod to the bak rion hot air tool. Since you can only combine the same type of plastic only a single rod will stay welded to the plastic. If you don t see the type or color plastic welding rod you are looking for please call us at 800 694 1472 with any custom orders. Due to the high replacement cost of damaged plastic components welding repair of these parts becomes a very wise choice.

They are available in a wide range of colors to match the base material s color. A plastic welding rod also known as a thermoplastic welding rod is a rod with circular or triangular cross section used to bind two pieces of plastic together. Method aw 1 or n2 1 with pbt rod r08 series. Testing kits along with welding rods and other materials are available online or at many hardware stores.

Automotive panels electrical connectors under hood parts. Plastic welding repair is relatively easy to carry out and providing you follow a few fundamental steps strong structural welds can be achieved.