super glue

[kwoodhands]

I always had problems re-using a partial tube of super glue . By accident I discovered a remedy.
After squeezing out some glue I remove the nozzle. Then blow the nozzle out into a waste can or rag with compressed air. This clears the nozzle, then replace it and the cap too.
Now I get to use the entire tube instead of tossing it out after one use. I sometimes use the glue to fixture a part temporarily before mechanically fastening. I have been using this method about a year and am trying it on Loctite too. I only have tried it on Loctite a few times, so far so good.

mike

 

[Brian Rupnow]

Superglue has a much longer shelf life if you keep it refrigerated. I did a little research on this because every tube of superglue I used was only good for one use. Next time I went to use it, it was all crystalized in the container.

 

[limeyguru]

I'm impressed by the "Gorilla" brand super glue - it has a metal piece in the cap that reams out the tip each time you twist the cap.

 

[DJP]

Fast-Fletch for archery when stored in a refrigerator is usable to almost the entire bottle. It also bonds within seconds.

 

[Wizard69]

Go to the dollar store and buy the super glue intge tiny tube sets. You get four tiny tubes, use them once and throw out the left overs if any.

 

[tornitore45]

Superglue is catalyzed by atmospheric humidity. I save the open tube in a small zippered plastic bag together with a package of silica desiccant and roll the bag to purge as much air as possible. Keeping the container in the refrigerator may work but is not very practical.

 

[Ken I]

Like Brian I keep mine refrigerated - I have a fridge/freezer in my workshop - I keep it in the deep freeze - works a charm (it won't freeze) and works fine when applied.

Superglue is anaerobic - like Locktite - there must be a volume of air in the tube - if you hold the tube up and squeeze until glue come out, you have removed all the air. If you now put the cap back on, next time you come to use it it will be gel or solid.
Always work down and retain an air volume in the tube.

 

[Mosey]

Like Brian I keep mine refrigerated - I have a fridge/freezer in my workshop - I keep it in the deep freeze - works a charm (it won't freeze) and works fine when applied.

There is a brand sold for RC Airplane use that doesn't set in the tube do to a cleaning wire in the nozzle. I think it it Mercury brand.

 

[metalmudler]

I love this acryl.. I bought 10ml lil bottle from china 2+ yrs ago. I keep a dress makers pin in the top, in the fridge. I use it to fasten stuff to temp arbors, thin materials to face plates...ect. Its invaluable… Bit of heat takes it right off!
I think I should make a donation.
For the time I have been on this site, and the the information I learned while lurking in the background.
Thank you everyone!

Paul

 

[nel2lar]

I love to use super glue but it seems to be a one time use tube because when you come back it is hardened. So I tried the 3.75 fl oz tube of Gorilla glue. It does not set as quick and fast as super but it does not harden in the tube. I've had my bottle for about six months now and it is as good as when I bought it. I think I paid $6 for it and I buy more when it runs out. I have a Cavalier and the radiator had a split in the tank, I used a small piece of blue shop towel and an acid brush to apply the glue. After I finished I used acetone to save the acid brush and it worked wonders. That has been six months now.
Nelson

 

[john_reese]

I have tried those tiny tubes of super glue. By the time I reverse the cap and perforate the seal the damned stuff is all over my fingers and I am stuck to the tube.

 

[goldstar31]

Gorilla glue. It does not set as quick and fast as super glue
Nelson

Years back, I read that bicarbonate of soda acted as an accelerator for super glue. A Canadian source.

Maybe worth a try, Eh?

Cheers

Norman

NB. I liked your recent Quorn article but there is a U tube article on grinding spot drills using a U2 Deckel clone.

N

 

[goldstar31]

to the above, I now read that cyano glues also mix with brass and iron filings -without baking /soda bicarb.

And then there is cornflower with silicone type sealants.

I missed the making of 'slime' as I have enough probs with my darling grand children

Well, now????


N

Oh yes, bile is a good substitute for muriatic acid/hydrochloric acid/ drain cleaner.

Back on topic, I guess

N

 

[doc1955]

Superglue is anaerobic - like Locktite - there must be a volume of air in the tube - if you hold the tube up and squeeze until glue come out, you have removed all the air. If you now put the cap back on, next time you come to use it it will be gel or solid.

Anarobic means absence of air and yes that is what Loctite is mater of fact the bottle that Loctite comes in actually breaths and air can actually flow into the bottle. It cures when there is absence of air and presence or certain metal ions. Now super glue is opposite it cures with the presence of moisture in the air (if you breath on something being glued it will actually cure faster)

 

[DJP]

Is this where we warn people to not stick your tongue on a steel fence post in -10C weather? Placing your lips close to uncured super glue could be just as devastating. Has anyone tried super glue instead of sutures for a bad cut? Personally I have found that a piece of blue shop towel and electrical tape works well enough.

Sorry, back on topic...

 

[doc1955]

Is this where we warn people to not stick your tongue on a steel fence post in -10C weather? Placing your lips close to uncured super glue could be just as devastating. Has anyone tried super glue instead of sutures for a bad cut? Personally I have found that a piece of blue shop towel and electrical tape works well enough.

Sorry, back on topic...

LOL yes don't place your lips on it or you may have a problem and yes I did glue a cut together with the stuff and yes it did sting but it did hold the cut together. It was one of those small cuts in the right place that every time you did something wrong it would get pulled open and a band aide just wouldn't stay put not a big cut just an annoyance.

 

[StephenZ]

LOL yes don't place your lips on it or you may have a problem and yes I did glue a cut together with the stuff and yes it did sting but it did hold the cut together. It was one of those small cuts in the right place that every time you did something wrong it would get pulled open and a band aide just wouldn't stay put not a big cut just an annoyance.

It's actually still used for wounds in the medical field and has been since WWI, I believe..awesome stuff... my dad glued himself to our fireplace once when I was young. Goodtimes...;-)

 

[john_reese]

When I got my pacemaker the doc used super glue instead of sutures. It looked like there was some kind of tape backing up the glue.

 

[Jennifer Edwards]

I always had problems re-using a partial tube of super glue . By accident I discovered a remedy.
After squeezing out some glue I remove the nozzle. Then blow the nozzle out into a waste can or rag with compressed air. This clears the nozzle, then replace it and the cap too.
Now I get to use the entire tube instead of tossing it out after one use. I sometimes use the glue to fixture a part temporarily before mechanically fastening. I have been using this method about a year and am trying it on Loctite too. I only have tried it on Loctite a few times, so far so good.

mike

Sounds like you should get in the shop more often

 

[Brian Rupnow]

A few years ago someone coated a toilet seat in Grand Central station in the USA. with superglue. Firemen had to go cut the seat loose from the toilet and take a poor guy with the toilet seat stuck to his arse to the hospital to get him unstuck. A lady with poor eyesight got a squeeze bottle of cyanoacrylate out of the cupboard and thinking it was eye drops squeezed a couple of drops into her eye. Apparently the eye wasn't permanently damaged, but it sounds pretty horrible.