super glue tips?

[Townes_Van_Camp]

I don’t know if it makes a difference to how well it holds, but when using super glue and baking soda I’ve always made a small pile of baking soda and dripped thin superglue onto it. Instead of sprinkling the baking soda onto the glue.

I do a light dust, then a glob of glue, smoosh, then hit what ooze out and if I get heavy handed with the soda, I'll lay a little extra glue on it. But if its a little wet, ill dust it a little more. Kinda like gravy that supplies its own heat.

 

[avocadoman]

It is a catalyst that cures it near instantly. Try it on a couple of scraps of something. Dust one scrap with baking soda, apply the glue, dust the top of the glue with a pinch of baking soda, smoosh the objects together.

What oozes out, dust that with a pinch of baking soda. after you do this you will see why I recommend it.

I go a step further and do one more application of super glue then dust that with baking soda to fortify the connection. Not sure that I need to but it makes me feel better about the fastening while the epoxy cures.

Necro bumping this thread to thank you for the baking soda tip. Makes an instant, rock solid bond.