"Jon Elson" wrote in message
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Michael Koblic wrote:
I am trying to glue a 0.006" brass foil to a mild steel plate. I have
done it in the past but forgot what I used (note to self: keep better
records!).

I have run several small scale trials and for some reason the results are
dismal: JB Weld, Devcon 2-ton, E6000, household Goop, Jelly
cyanoacrylate - the brass just peels off like I am using school glue!

I abrade both surfaces. I clean with acetone. I leave to cure for 24
hours at least (that includes the CA). Nada!

What am I missing? BTW it is the *brass* side of things where the glues
do not stick.

Sand the brass. I'll bet this is shim stock? They coat it with some kind
of plastic stuff to prevent it from
tarnishing. I photoetch shim stock and couldn't get the resist to stick
or the etchant to etch the stuff
until I sanded it first.


That is what I meant by "abrade".
Press-n-Peel sticks to mine OK.
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Michael Koblic,
Campbell River, BC