In message , David writes
In my youth, I was a keen aeromodeller. When out flying, you often had to do the inevitable 'running repairs', using balsa cement. This, of course, took relatively ages to dry, compared with superglue, or even contact adhesive (neither of which had been invented, of course). I would have given my right arm for tube of superglue.
Glue tiny parts to a lathe turning plate. As long as you are just turning the parts with light force, they stay on. A small tap removes them.
Superglue works much better on some things when you use the accelerator. It comes in a separate spray bottle. I often try to use it as a tempoary hold, and then use silicone rtv or other glue. Silicone withstands movement, and superglue does not. I also see JB Weld easily breaking with some vibration.
It did work good for me months at a time, gluing rubber motor mounts on my 64 mustang. I made it cross country.
NASA used to supply superglue in a large plastic bottle, with a large top which never got clogged. The trouble was worrying about spilling it.
greg
Sorta. It does seem to make a better joint, but it also really speeds up the hardening. About 2 to 4 seconds is what I see. That may be too fast depending on what you're doing. The accelerator is usually Toluidine, a form of methylbenzine.
Alcohol does much the same thing, and is much cheaper and safer.
Also safer is baking soda. Just dust a little on the joint and it hardens almost instantly.
About 35 years ago I accidentally "leveraged off" the metal "pointer ring" on a metal knob on a Pioneer product. It wouldn't stay in place by itself, so I glued it back with superglue. It's still there.
My guess is that the fastness of the joint depends on how clean the surfaces are, and how much glue you use. The less you use, the more likely the bond is to survive.
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