Plastic type used on boxes

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floyd

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Reli said:
I'm guessing maybe high-impact polystyrene? (HIPS)
I agree, and if you want the best glue in the world try testors model master liquid cement .I use it to glue broken boxes and its awesome.
 

Reli

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I have been using 2-part plasti-weld, but it's messy and wasteful. The vapors are probably toxic too lol
 

hopey

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I would say it's ABS which is pretty tough. Can be welded with a soldering iron or heat gun. I use the superglue with primer to keep it neat and tidy.
 

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caution

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Reli said:
I'm guessing maybe high-impact polystyrene? (HIPS)
Yeah, polystyrene and ABS make up 99% of it. Sometimes you can see a resin mark, like these I saw inside some recent teardowns.

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