jeff_wisnia wrote:
SWMBO and I were visiting family graves at a nearby cemetary today (It's
a Jewish tradition to pay such visits the week before the Jewish new
year begins.)

The oval ceramic tile with her grandmother's photo on it had fallen out
of its recess in her granite tombstone and fortunately I found it in the
grass alongside the stone.

Whatever had been holding it in place for about 60 years finally gave up
and let go. The remains of it in the recess are frangible and feel like
some sort of "plaster".

The back surface of the oval ceramic tile is unglazed and the surface it
will be attached to is smooth granite.

The "This to That" website isn't very helpfull, they don't mention
"stone" and their references to ceramic refer to broken dishes and the
like.

http://www.thistothat.com/

I'm thinking some type of epoxy would probably work best, but I'm open
to suggestions.

Thanks guys,

Jeff


I went through this a few years ago when I first started doing cemetery
grounds keeping. Talked to all of the stone crews about it and they all
told be the same thing. 3M block and stone adhesive (you can buy it in a
caulk tube at the most home supply places.
Works real well. You CLEAN the surface real well. Apply a small layer
(like you would doing tile) Now place the tile and clamp it in place.
Let it set about 8 hours and pull the clamps. It sets up weatherproof,
slightly flexible and TOUGH. Clean up any extra before it starts to set up.

--
Steve W.