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TFinch
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Hi,
I'm involved in a Biology project - we want to monitor attendance of birds at nestboxes using RFID technology. The plan is to attach glass capsule tags to plastic rings around the birds' leg and place an RFID reader around the box entrance.
Now, gluing a 12mm long 2mm diameter glass capsule to a plastic ring probably won't hold. Instead someone suggested fixing the glass capsule with
epoxy resin
to a second bit of plastic (salbex or darvic), then superglueing the salbex (which will have a larger surface area than the tag alone) to the ring. Hopefully the attached JPEG will give you a better idea of what I just described, but I don't think it's too important - all you need to know is that I want to fix a small glass capsule to a (slightly less small) bit of plastic.
I've no experience of using epoxy resin, so a few questions:
1. Will epoxy resin interfere with the structural integrity of the salbex plastic?
2. Will the resin (encapsulating the glass tag) form a good bond with the salbex plastic?
2. What sort of resin would you recommend - I'm hoping I can get something really viscous, so I can put a dollop of resin on the plastic, push the capsule into this dollop, then add more resin on top, then smooth it all over. If it's too runny then I'll presumably need a mould, and things will get real fiddly. Is this doable?
Many Thanks,
Tom
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Choosing epoxy resin
TFinch
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12 Years Ago
I have no experience with the types of plastic you are using, So I cant help you with the specific...
matthieutje65
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12 Years Ago
Hi Tom, First you would need to key up the surface of the plastic to ensure a good bond. The...
Warren (Staff)
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12 Years Ago
Thanks for your reply - is there a cheaper option which doesn't involve buying all the applicators /...
TFinch
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12 Years Ago
In this case I would suggest just getting some Araldite, or Locktite epoxy from your local hardware...
baja_patient
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12 Years Ago
I agree with baja patient if you are after a very budget approach. You could try and use our glue...
Warren (Staff)
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12 Years Ago
questions: how are the tubes mounted to the animal? and you need an adhesive that cures FAST. no...
brasco
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12 Years Ago
If you had tanges on the collars you could use light weight plastic pop rivets. Fred
fgayford
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12 Years Ago
He can do the rfid tags in advance. He said he superglues the assembly to the ring on site so the...
Warren (Staff)
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12 Years Ago
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