Which Plastic Welder Brand Wins?
This head-to-head test of 8 plastic welder options has the measured results for each. See how they ranked and watch the full test video.
Some figures on this page were transcribed from the test video and have not been independently re-verified. Treat the numbers as a close guide and watch the full video for the exact readings.
Ryobi Hot Glue Gun
Price shown in test: $23
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The quick take
No single winner was declared in this test. Here is where the top-ranked pick landed, straight from the measured results.
Best in 2 of 2 measurements, including HDPE break strength with wire mesh and ABS break strength.
The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Products are listed in the order they finished.
Polycarbonate break strength
- 1Ryobi Hot Glue Gun
it's 65 lb before the weld finally broke... the Ryobi hot glue repair came in on top at 65 lb
- 2OIMERRY
the staples really helped keep the repair piece together at 39 lb
- 3JB Weld Original
the JB Weld Original gave up at 40 lb or 2 lb better than the Plastic Bonder
- 4Jounjip
the June Gip weld broke at 5 lb
- 5Allturn
the All Turn with the help of staples performed very well at 57 lb
- 6RXXXWELD
the RX Weld with the wire mesh made it to 46 lb
- 7Beyondlife
the weld broke at 32 lb
- 8JB Weld Plastic Bonder
even without the help of the wire mesh, the weld gave up at 38 lb
HDPE break strength with wire mesh
- 1Ryobi Hot Glue Gun54.24 lb1st
to move into first place ahead of the RX Welder
- 2OIMERRY61.8 lb
is the strongest of the repairs made with wire mesh
- 3JB Weld Original53.8 lb
- 4Jounjip61.9 lb
is almost as strong as the undamaged test piece... the June Gip came out on top at 61.9 lb
- 6RXXXWELD46.47 lb
are about three times as strong as the test piece without the wire mesh
- 7Beyondlife48.1 lb
are twice as much as the plastic only repair
- 8JB Weld Plastic Bonderjust over30 lb
is a huge improvement but far less than most of the plastic welders
- 5Allturnnot tested
ABS break strength
- 1Ryobi Hot Glue Gun64 lb
is the best yet
- 2OIMERRY76 lb1st
is good enough to move into first place ahead of the June Gip welder
- 4Jounjip68 lb1st
is good enough to move into first place over the Ryobi
- 5Allturn37 lb
is about twice as much force as the RX Weld
- 6RXXXWELD19 lb
and the wire mesh broke free from the test piece
- 7Beyondlife26 lb
- 3JB Weld Originalnot tested
- 8JB Weld Plastic Bondernot tested
All measurements (2 more)+
ABS break strength without wire mesh
- 3JB Weld Original85 lb1st
is good enough to move into first place ahead of the Oh Mary... JB Weld without wire mesh came out on top at 85 lb
- 8JB Weld Plastic Bonder
the JB Weld Plastic Bonder still performed well at 30 lb
- 1Ryobi Hot Glue Gunnot tested
- 2OIMERRYnot tested
- 4Jounjipnot tested
- 5Allturnnot tested
- 6RXXXWELDnot tested
- 7Beyondlifenot tested
HDPE break strength
- 5Allturn
the other side of the repair is even stronger at 34.3 lb
- 1Ryobi Hot Glue Gunnot tested
- 2OIMERRYnot tested
- 3JB Weld Originalnot tested
- 4Jounjipnot tested
- 6RXXXWELDnot tested
- 7Beyondlifenot tested
- 8JB Weld Plastic Bondernot tested
How it was tested
- welder warm up time and wattage/temperature comparison
- break/failure load strength test on repaired HDPE test pieces (with and without wire mesh)
- break/failure load strength test on repaired ABS test pieces
- break/failure load strength test on repaired polycarbonate test pieces
- water leak test on a repaired HDPE bucket
