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This is once again a perfect use case for cyanoacrylate. There's FDA approved, food-safe brands that will simply allow you to rebuild every fragment into the cu

by 1970-01-01 2y ago

This is once again a perfect use case for cyanoacrylate. There's FDA approved, food-safe brands that will simply allow you to rebuild every fragment into the cup. It will also cure into ceramic in under a minute. I say this because I've done it. You're wasting time and energy using any other method.

akpa1 2y ago
I suppose it comes down to if you're purely in it for utility or if you're trying to repair this thing of yours precisely because it's this thing of yours. I'd be far more inclined to go to the lengths discussed in the article for a precious mug that I've used for a decade than I would for a mug I'd had for two, even if I'd still want to repair both out of thriftiness. It's a labour of love.
JoBrad 2y ago
Honestly, using CA is what I and many other folks would use, in this situation. I’m a huge fan of J-B Weld’s Superweld light-activated glue. In the right lighting, you can see the steam puff from the glue when you activate it. But OP’s process brings to mind the way we remember things: by reliving them in such a way that can (and usually does) produce a unique and slightly different product from the original. It’s the investment of time, thought, and love that makes this process more desirable. I’m reminded of a recent comment thread on Jaloponik, where some great heads were talking about just _why_ the fact that anyone can go 0-60 in less than 4 seconds isn’t actually a great as it seemed to be. I’m a nutshell it came down to the fact that this used to be the product of untold hours spent learning and iterating to eke out tenths of a second, over time, to finally reach that level. Admittedly it smacks of gatekeeping, but there is a fine line between gatekeeping and rewarding true mastery of an art.
bee_rider 2y ago
Does it look nice? The aesthetic is part of the whole thing, I think.

akpa1 2y ago

I suppose it comes down to if you're purely in it for utility or if you're trying to repair this thing of yours precisely because it's this thing of yours. I'd be far more inclined to go to the lengths discussed in the article for a precious mug that I've used for a decade than I would for a mug I'd had for two, even if I'd still want to repair both out of thriftiness. It's a labour of love.

JoBrad 2y ago

Honestly, using CA is what I and many other folks would use, in this situation. I’m a huge fan of J-B Weld’s Superweld light-activated glue. In the right lighting, you can see the steam puff from the glue when you activate it. But OP’s process brings to mind the way we remember things: by reliving them in such a way that can (and usually does) produce a unique and slightly different product from the original. It’s the investment of time, thought, and love that makes this process more desirable. I’m reminded of a recent comment thread on Jaloponik, where some great heads were talking about just _why_ the fact that anyone can go 0-60 in less than 4 seconds isn’t actually a great as it seemed to be. I’m a nutshell it came down to the fact that this used to be the product of untold hours spent learning and iterating to eke out tenths of a second, over time, to finally reach that level. Admittedly it smacks of gatekeeping, but there is a fine line between gatekeeping and rewarding true mastery of an art.

bee_rider 2y ago

Does it look nice? The aesthetic is part of the whole thing, I think.