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Old 2009-09-23, 5:27pm
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Hi all,

I'm making glass knobs and want to try to glue the metal inserts in rather than melt the glass right on the metal. I need a good glue. I've tried E6000, even let it dry for 3 days but it did not hold.

Anyone have any good glue recommendations?

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Old 2009-09-23, 5:29pm
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I would try the weld-on 2 part epoxy for the inserts that stuff seems to hold incredibly well.
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Old 2009-09-23, 8:34pm
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I've used JBWELD on wine stoppers with great success. It's a two part epoxy and a nasty gray color, so don't use it on transparents. Perhaps that's the same as Karin's?
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Old 2009-09-24, 5:28am
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I've tried lots of things for gluing bails onto my fused pendants and have been really frustrated with the results. Recently I read somewhere about using E6000 but you have to "rough" up the metal and the glass (both surfaces to be bonded) with a diamond bit on a dremel. I've been doing that for over a month and haven't had any problems with the E6000.

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Old 2009-09-24, 5:45am
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Triolyse (available from Rio) is the recommended glue for the metal rivits some are using for the pandora style beads so you might try that. Also "this-to-that" is a wonderful web source for telling you the best fixatives for any material to any other material.

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Old 2009-09-24, 7:32am
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Triolyse stuff works well be careful though lol that stuff is like super glue!
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Old 2009-09-24, 8:29am
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Epoxy 330 is terrific as well -- never had anything come apart yet!
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Old 2009-09-24, 8:57am
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We are big fans of Triolyse. I wrote a blog article about it:


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Old 2009-09-24, 10:37am
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I use Triolyse too and love it, but there was a new glue recently released specifically for glass to metal. I have no idea how good it is, but plan on trying it out:

3M's newest Scot3M DP-105 Epoxych-weld product, DP-105 is specifically formulated to bond glass to metal. It's a water clear, UV resistant epoxy that comes in a handy duo-pack. Easy to dispense with a hand held applicator, you can even purchase mixing nozzles that pre-mix the epoxy as you dispense it, so you can apply directly to your pieces without mixing and applying it. With a 5 minute working time and 15 minute set time, DP-105 is great for applying lots of small pieces quickly and efficiently.
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Old 2009-09-24, 5:29pm
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You guys are awesome! Thanks for all the great suggestions!

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Old 2009-09-25, 12:02am
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I must agree that Epoxy 330 is so far the best, from Rio. It is what is used on inlays for rings that go through a rigorous amount of abuse, grinding, polishing and ultra sonic cleaners.
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