Glue!

Greg Rawls · Post by **Greg Rawls** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 7:29 pm

I've made a large panel and it's too big to fuse together in my kiln. It's 25" high and about 10 pieces that all fit together. It's some clear and some opal. I thought about use a piece of 1/4" float and gluing all pieces to it. Since there is opal, I can't use UV glue. I want something that will hold and not yellow. Any suggestions?????

charlie · Post by **charlie** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 7:36 pm

the float isn't clear? what about just flipping it? you could also put it on something and use a uv light from the back.

Tyler Frisby · Post by **Tyler Frisby** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 7:54 pm

Hxtal glue from hISGLASSWORKS.COM

tAKE A LONGIE TIME

Barbara Cashman · Post by **Barbara Cashman** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 9:24 pm

Turning it over and UV gluing is one option, but Loctite also has a clear 2-part epoxy which should do the trick. Use the 5-minute setup (smells like hell), but that should work. Fast setup would be the UV at 5-15 seconds. Hope that helped. - Barbara

RiverWoman · Post by **RiverWoman** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 10:38 pm

does super glue work? I have used it to glue pieces onto glass before fusing it, and that didn't cause any problems.

Bert Weiss · Post by **Bert Weiss** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 12:21 am

I've never used it myself, but it came recommended to me, 2 part silicone. There is a long working time. You do need to put it in a vacuum chamber to get rid of bubbles.

AVLucky · Post by **AVLucky** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:50 pm

does super glue work? I have used it to glue pieces onto glass before fusing it, and that didn't cause any problems.

Super glue is ok to hold pieces pre-firing, but don't count on it over the long haul. It gets very brittle and loses its hold, especially in colder temperatures.