OT: Gluing PVC

The stuff sets up in a few seconds, so it really doesn't have to be clamped. Plumbers certainly don't clamp the stuff together. ==========================================================

Use the regular stuff for pipes if you want it to set up asap. If you need a bit more time, use the stuff for bigger pipes, I think the Oatey brand Home Depot carries says larger than 6" or maybe 8". Gives you a bit more time to get it all gooped up and in position. Clean as needed to get dirt and grease off, then sand with some medium sandpaper like 160-200 grit to finish cleaning and rough it up. If you can, sand, file or mill flats to give more contact surface area and help the alignment. Paint with primer, let dry, then paint on cement and press together and hold for at least 30 seconds, a minute is better. Basically the solvent will evaporate quickly from any exposed cement, and where the cement is trapped between pieces of PVC the solvent will soak into the PVC, dissolving the pieces and the PVC filler material in the cement all together before it dissipates, so you need close contact and decent pressure. The plumbing joints work reliably because the inside of each fitting is tapered, giving a nice tight fit and maximum surface contact as you ram them together, none of which you will have with your geometry.

----- Regards, Carl Ijames

Pipes and fittings all fit together, so clamping isn't necessary, but fittings creep or slide apart sometimes if you don't hold them in place.

For bonding pipes sideways, you're going to have to clamp things together. The stuff isn't bonded until the horrible stench is gone.

...for *maybe* 30 seconds.

Utter nonsense. You're obviously incompetent to even plumb PVC. The stuff is simple to put together and no clamps are needed.

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I don't know, maybe epoxy would work. I see a guy at a swap meet that sells glue that bonds anything and never dries up in the bottle. He does an impressive demonstration where he cuts a rubber hose and then glues it back in 15 seconds and you can't pull it apart. Then he glues a piece of wood to a brick and pickes it up with a coat hanger and the brick won't fall off He fixes shoes in 10 seconds and plugs up holes in pipes in no time. It appears to be the best glue ever invented, but he wants $25 for a couple ounces and $35 for the big 5 oz.bottle. It sells fast and he just sits there all day taking in the money. If you buy the kit, you get a spray bottle of 'fast clamp' which makes it dry faster in just a couple seconds.

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Have you tried chewing gum?

They also want a 90o rotation when mating the ends IF you can do it. The 30 seconds is for room temp.

Utter nonsense. You're obviously incompetent to even read the original question.