Plastic Fabrication Resource Index
General Knowledge
- Electrical Certification for use in Canada: Recognizing Certification and Why it’s Important
- The Three Essentials for Plastic Welding
- Choosing the Right Tool for your next Plastic Welding Project: Hand tools vs. Extrusion Welders
- Identifying Plastics for Fabrication and Repair
- Plastics Identification Flow Chart
- Find the correct welding temperature for your project
- Why you Can’t Measure Air Temperature with a Laser IR Gun and a Simple, Effective Alternative
- Preparing Plastics for Welding
- Repairing Plastics in the Field
- Why Your Hot Air Tool Needs Airflow
- Beware Missing Serial Numbers on Leister Equipment
Hand Welding
Extrusion Welding
- How Screw Extruders Work
- Advantages of a Screw Extruder for Extrusion Plastic Welding
- WELDPLAST vs. FUSION – What’s the difference between these Leister extrusion welders?
- Welding Parameters for Extrusion Welding Plastics
- Pick the right welding shoe for your extrusion welding project
- Directions for using an extrusion welder
- How-To Video: Using a Leister FUSION Extrusion Welder
- How-To Video: Using a Leister WELDPLAST Extrusion Welder
- Common extrusion weld defects and their causes
- Extrusion Welding PVC: Why You Need a Specialized Tool
