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I happened to be playing with one when this article popped up in my RSS feed. It's my sons but it's on my desk because I tried repairing the cracked frame with
by jasonkostempski 9y ago
I happened to be playing with one when this article popped up in my RSS feed. It's my sons but it's on my desk because I tried repairing the cracked frame with super glue, for about the 5th time. It still works with the cracked frame and the repair didn't take this time because I mindlessly starting playing with it while the glue was still drying. We've had 3 around our house for about 2 weeks and everyone that lives or visits, in age groups from 60's down to 10 months have fidgeted with them almost every time they come across one.
- throwanem 9y agoCyanoacrylate can't handle nonporous materials - as you're seeing, it dries so brittle that an incautious glance will snap it. Try epoxy instead; it's slower to cure and smells funny, but produces a much stronger bond, and doesn't have the same problems bearing mechanical loads. I like J-B Weld and J-B Kwik, which are strong and resilient as hell (you can fix tractor engines with them!) and double as a low-temperature casting material for additive repairs, but for what you're dealing with here, the cheap Loctite stuff on the drugstore blister card should do you.
- Neliquat 9y agoOr just sand/gouge the mating surfaces. The rougher they are, the more you can get away with the "wrong" adhesive.
- throwanem 9y agoWith metal or almost any plastic, you can do what you like to the surface, and cyanoacrylate still won't hold all that well - if you (correctly) use a very thin layer, it'll last longer, but that's not the same thing as really being reliable. Quicker and easier just to epoxy it once and be done.