Reddit reviews SCIGRIP 16 Acrylic Cement, Low-VOC, Medium bodied, 1 Pint Can with Screw-on Cap, Clear
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High-strength solvent cement for bonding acrylicFast setting with a working time of 5 - 6 minutesLow VOC contentBonds rigid PVC, ABS, styrene, butyrate, polycarbonate to themselves and each other, as well as other plastics and porous surfacesAvailable in a variety of sizes to suit your needs
For gluing PLA, nothing works better than a little dichloromethane. Careful though, it's nasty stuff. You definitely don't want to be breathing the fumes or getting it on your skin.
Most of my learning has come from just working with it, I wish I had some better resources for you. I'd suggest checking out youtube but I dont have specific links. The stuff that I usually get has brand names of either "hyzod" (has a picture of a rhino on it), makrolon, and bayer (has the same bayer logo as the pharmaceutical pills).
Regarding rigidity, i'm using 1/2", so yes its quite stiff. Thinner pieces, say 1/8" or even thinner, is somewhat flexible. The material itself is probably about the hardness of PVC, probably slightly softer.
Bonding. There's the rub. You can buy different glues for it, in different thicknesses:
https://www.amazon.com/SCIGRIP-Acrylic-Cement-Low-VOC-Medium/dp/B005ZH31W2/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1517550935&sr=8-5&keywords=acrylic+glue
https://www.amazon.com/SCIGRIP-10315-Acrylic-Cement-Low-VOC/dp/B003HNFLMY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1517550935&sr=8-3&keywords=acrylic+glue
Its honestly more of a "weld" than anything. the water thin stuff (first link) works great, and works FAST, but your joint better be perfect. I use the "fast set" stuff, and initial bonding occurrs within 10 seconds. They even make "very fast" set, i can't imagine how quickly you'd have to work with that stuff. I apply it with a syringe that I got from my dentist. It has taken me a lot of practice to get to a decent level. Don't plan on your joints being optical grade by any means.
Its worth noting that the stuff I get has a scratch resistant coating on it, and the glue WILL NOT WORK on the coating. You have to cut it off with a dado etc.
The stuff is awesome though once you get used to working with it. tools MUST be sharp or it will melt.
If you're bored, check out a few other things I've made with it:
https://imgur.com/gallery/pntR7
https://imgur.com/gallery/1Sv4G