. . .I have been on the fence about 40 vs solvent seams for a while . . .
Is there a real crazing issue with thin-solvent seams made on thick material?
I believe 1/4" is the thickest sheet I've welded myself. I've built some lamps and decorative things in years past with 1/2" rod.
This is what I'm seeing with MEK, and I think it would be worse on thicker plastic.
I always wonder about entrained stresses, and I weld metal too, so I know what happens then. You sometimes must anneal things to soften them and relieve stresses that would cause cracks.
When solvent welding you start at one end and fill the entire seam. That would be a disaster with metal.