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On 14/03/2019 17:52, 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

thanks all for replies. I had to use what I could get in town to get the
thing back on the window cill before Mrs W comes back from her Mother's.
All the epoxies were marked SUPER FAST! 3 Minute Bonding!so they were no
good. Bought something called unibond 100% Power glue:
http://www.unibond.co.uk/en/diy-adhe...100--glue.html
The modern worl being what it is there was no indication of what type of
glue it actually is but it said ceramics and 30 minutes on it.

A loop of string tied to the right size was all that was needed to press
the two bits together. Mend seems good. Glue seems to harden into a
stiff clear gunge.

TW

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On 15/03/2019 09:00, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Brian Gaff explained on 15/03/2019 :
As has been said, superglue is not going to work reliably, since the
material you are gluing is so powdery.
*Some form of epoxy might well work, especially if you can build up a
lot of it on the inside to support the joint, while cleaning the outside.

Epoxy glue takes up space, forcing there to be an obvious gap at the
join. Superglue has the advantage that the item can be assembled first,
with elastic bands holding it together or tape, then the superglue
added. The glue will be drawn into the slight gap in the material and
any surplus is easily cleaned off. It makes a near invisible repair.

Presumably you've got to use the liquid superglue rather than the gel kind.

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Max Demian

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On 16/03/2019 16:58, Max Demian wrote:
On 15/03/2019 09:00, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Brian Gaff explained on 15/03/2019 :
As has been said, superglue is not going to work reliably, since the
material you are gluing is so powdery.
Â*Some form of epoxy might well work, especially if you can build up a
lot of it on the inside to support the joint, while cleaning the
outside.

Epoxy glue takes up space, forcing there to be an obvious gap at the
join. Superglue has the advantage that the item can be assembled
first, with elastic bands holding it together or tape, then the
superglue added. The glue will be drawn into the slight gap in the
material and any surplus is easily cleaned off. It makes a near
invisible repair.

Presumably you've got to use the liquid superglue rather than the gel kind.

superglue takes up just as much space as epoxy.

hot epoxy is runny and can be squeezed very tight


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On 14/03/2019 17:52, TimW wrote:

Is superglue the way? Any tips?

TIG welder, the Project Binky way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKWfW-MIRHc

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"TimW" wrote in message
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On 14/03/2019 17:52, 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

thanks all for replies. I had to use what I could get in town to get the
thing back on the window cill before Mrs W comes back from her Mother's.
All the epoxies were marked SUPER FAST! 3 Minute Bonding!so they were no
good. Bought something called unibond 100% Power glue:
http://www.unibond.co.uk/en/diy-adhe...100--glue.html
The modern worl being what it is there was no indication of what type of
glue it actually is but it said ceramics and 30 minutes on it.

A loop of string tied to the right size was all that was needed to press
the two bits together. Mend seems good. Glue seems to harden into a stiff
clear gunge.

You'll still get bobbitted when she sees it as soon as she walks in the
door.

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On Sat, 16 Mar 2019 17:50:31 +0000
Mike Clarke wrote:

On 14/03/2019 17:52, TimW wrote:

Is superglue the way? Any tips?

TIG welder, the Project Binky way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKWfW-MIRHc

I considered posting that, but refrained.

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On Sun, 17 Mar 2019 05:41:44 +1100, cantankerous trolling senile geezer Rot
Speed blabbered, again:


A loop of string tied to the right size was all that was needed to press
the two bits together. Mend seems good. Glue seems to harden into a stiff
clear gunge.

You'll still get bobbitted when she sees it as soon as she walks in the
door.

Idiot psychopath! tsk

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"I'm not the least surprised. The man is a conspicuous and unashamed
ignoramus."
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Rob Morley Wrote in message:
On Sat, 16 Mar 2019 17:50:31 +0000
Mike Clarke wrote:

On 14/03/2019 17:52, TimW wrote:

Is superglue the way? Any tips?

TIG welder, the Project Binky way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKWfW-MIRHc

I considered posting that, but refrained.



Then fessed up? .....er...
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