Adhesives and Fixings

Question 1

What is PVA?

Answer 1

water based adhesive
used to bond most woods
not usually waterproof

Question 2

What is contact adhesive?

Answer 2

bonding large areas such as sheet material

can be used to join same or different materials

Question 3

What is UV hardening adhesive?

Answer 3

clear liquid that quickly ‘cures’ to form a bond she exposed to UV
contains photo initiator
can join metal, glass and polymers

Question 4

What is solvent cement?

Answer 4

used to join polymers such as acrylic

Question 5

What is epoxy resin?

Answer 5

contains two parts - resin and hardener

joins different materials

Question 6

What are jigs and fixtures used for?

Answer 6

ensuring parts or components can be made repeatedly. more quickly and accurately

Question 7

What is a jig?

Answer 7

holds work and guides a tool, eliminating need to repeatedly mark out

Question 8

What is a fixture?

Answer 8

holds work in a given position while a manufacturing process takes place