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I'm making a 3D printed figurine/trophy for my friend as a gift, and I need to glue together base and the figurine itself (it's a giant amongus). My question is: is something like an instant glue, or just regular glue good enough for PLA, or do I need to by some special one?

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[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm fond of E6000, but it produces a slightly flexible bond, which might not be appropriate for your use case. Ordinary superglue should work, keeping all its normal limitations in mind (that is, the cheap liquid formulations are a pain to work with and can't fill gaps).

[–] RarePossum@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

I second superglue is good for general use. I've seen some people fill gaps by mixing backing soda with superglue.