DFBonnett wrote in
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On Sun, 02 Oct 2011 09:32:38 -0400, Nate Nagel
wrote:

On 10/02/2011 09:13 AM, DFBonnett wrote:
On Sat, 24 Sep 2011 20:30:40 -0400, 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".

probably tile grout.


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


JB Weld. Available at Home Depot and just about everywhere. It's a
two part adhesive so you'd have to mix it on site. Practice on
something at home to get the feel of it, clean up both sides to be
adhered, mix a batch, then apply. It will last longer than any of us
will.

That would be my first thought, but apropos of my last post, I had
excellent luck gluing two pieces of floor tile together with Loctite
brand 5-minute heavy duty epoxy.

NB: it really doesn't set up in 5 minutes; it just becomes unworkable
after 5 minutes, so you need to jig the two pieces together somehow.
The same goes for JB-weld, but that product doesn't even advertise
itself as fast setting.

JB-Weld is RUNNY,on a vertical surface like a headstone,you'll have drips.
it also cures slower in cooler weather.
I would not recommend it in this application.



nate

Duct tape should hold it in place for the requisite cure time.


I'd use Liquid Nails construction adhesive. simple and easy,no mixing.
it's a strong bond to most materials,weather-resistant.
or you could use contact cement,it sets fast once the two pieces are mated.
also simple and easy.

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