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<p>[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 439281, member: 4552"]Pening on how much you want to spend and the type of plastic. </p><p>For one thing many plastics will adhear together with simple model making plastic glues sold almost anywhere plastic models of cars, planes, etc are sold and usually cost about $2 or a little more a tube. Also, if you go to a hardware store there is a plastic glue used to seal plastic pipes together that are used for general plastic piping. Sold in small cans for a few dollars. Both of the above are clear when dried. Use a very small amount and there is a chance the fumes from drying may effect the coin. </p><p>Epoxy glues also work well but some will turn a dark color over time. However, very little fumes are disapated due to the process being a chemical reaction not a drying process like many glues. </p><p>Duco Household cement also dries clear and should also work for those slabs but that too will disapate fumes during drying that may effect the coin. </p><p>Same with clear Silicon type adhesives but also dry clear. </p><p>There is a possible way of using a Soldering iron to melt the edges back together but if your not carefull, you could make it look horrible.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 439281, member: 4552"]Pening on how much you want to spend and the type of plastic. For one thing many plastics will adhear together with simple model making plastic glues sold almost anywhere plastic models of cars, planes, etc are sold and usually cost about $2 or a little more a tube. Also, if you go to a hardware store there is a plastic glue used to seal plastic pipes together that are used for general plastic piping. Sold in small cans for a few dollars. Both of the above are clear when dried. Use a very small amount and there is a chance the fumes from drying may effect the coin. Epoxy glues also work well but some will turn a dark color over time. However, very little fumes are disapated due to the process being a chemical reaction not a drying process like many glues. Duco Household cement also dries clear and should also work for those slabs but that too will disapate fumes during drying that may effect the coin. Same with clear Silicon type adhesives but also dry clear. There is a possible way of using a Soldering iron to melt the edges back together but if your not carefull, you could make it look horrible.[/QUOTE]
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