"Chris Green" wrote in message
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Davidm wrote:
On Thu, 14 Mar 2019 17:52:31 +0000, TimW wrote:

I have knocked over a vase. It was cracked top to bottom and has now
come cleanly apart into two large pieces and one small triangle. They
dry fit nicely back together so I am going to attempt to glue them back
how they were.

Is superglue the way? Any tips? the white clay is 5mm wide and looks
quite porous. If I do the little piece first I will then have a broken
edge of about 750mm length to bond. Is it glue one side only and quickly
position? I am thinking rubber bands might hold it together. Is that
what professionals do? How do I clean off any smears or drips?

TW
I've used superglue for things like this in the past. I always dampen
(lick with small bits) one surface, glue on other, fit together
quickly, have some bits of masking tape ready to hold in place, wipe
joint with damp cloth to clean excess glue before it dries. After it's
dried any remaining surface glue can be removed by careful use of a
sharp scalpel.

I thought one of the supposed major advantages of superglue is that it
cures almost instantly, so why does one need the tape to hold it?

I have to say that I have never found superglue
very effective at mending anything,

It worked fine to keep the lens that kept popping
out of the frame of my prescription chinese sunnys
but the fingerprint in the middle of the lens in
superglue is a bit of a downside now.

Worked fine for my neckband bluetooth headset
which started to come apart when the arms enter
the central bulge where the battery and buttons are.

That on is no longer made and works much better
that any other one I can buy now so is worth repairing.

I can't even stick my fingers together with it.

I can and did. You must have bought cheap ****.

I used the superglue that Aldi has periodically.