My Jasper Jig broke in half. Whats a Strong plastic bonding agent?

[SocMunky 10+ year member]

Any type of 2 part epoxy should do the trick.

Still, don't be surprised if it does not last long regardless, I'm assuming a fair bit of pressure was applied for it to break the first time?

 

[twisztdauthorit 10+ year member]

perma epoxy 2 part is pretty awesome.. just make sure to read and follow instructions to the T.

we fixed a driveshaft out mudding one weekend with that stuff... we got stuck out too far for a tow truck, and too deep for anythign 2WD to make it out.

took some perma epoxy, and clapped on some lengths of cut flat steel around the length of the break, epoxied it all.. and BOOM... rode out and back to the trailer

how did u manage to get down underneath to the driveshaft if you got stuck mudding? and how were you able to clean off all the mud down there good enough to epoxy it. hard to believe but if its tru, cool story.

anways. I cut 4 holes and it works just as good as new. Now back to work!

 

[Redlineaudio 10+ year member]

Buy a new one. Glue will not hold it.

 

[twisztdauthorit 10+ year member]

Buy a new one. Glue will not hold it.

the epoxy is holding stronger than you think...

its rated for 2000lbs of tensile strength per in^2

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Using the right solvent type adhesive would have made it as strong as it was before it broke. It would have fused the two pieces back together.

 

[TSGP]

ca glue isn't rubbery at all!

You can buy the rubbery stuff that is almost like goop. But once CA dries its hard as a rock.

Pick up some clear ca and some decent accelerator and glue it back, It will never fall apart if you do it right

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

The accelerator makes the glue brittle. CA isn't the best glue for that application.

 

[TSGP]

I've held tons of rings and stilts for fiberglass jobs together with CA. Never had a problem.

It also depends what type of ca you use there are like 50 different types

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

It's still CA. You're still relying on adhesion rather than fusing the pieces together. It's all about the right tool for the job. Regardless of the CA formula, CA isn't the right tool for every job. It's usually pretty good, but not always the best.

In your example, the CA only needed to hold until the first batch of resin cured. After that, the fiberglass itself was holding things in place. Would you use CA to build a box instead of wood glue?

 

[TSGP]

It's still CA. You're still relying on adhesion rather than fusing the pieces together. It's all about the right tool for the job. Regardless of the CA formula, CA isn't the right tool for every job. It's usually pretty good, but not always the best.
In your example, the CA only needed to hold until the first batch of resin cured. After that, the fiberglass itself was holding things in place. Would you use CA to build a box instead of wood glue?

good point.

CA glue has been like duct tape for me for the past couple of years //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

EVERYTHING needs ca glue if its broken //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[twisztdauthorit 10+ year member]

can u get it at hd or lowes? how much is it. its always nice to have some good adhesives laying around. i luv ductape

 

[TSGP]

you're in Cali. Has to be a few hobby shops in your area, find somewhere that builds RC cars, they should have a ton of the stuff //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[twisztdauthorit 10+ year member]

yeah, we got a few.

anyways. problem was fixed like 2 pages ago:laugh:

 

[kovemaster559 5,000+ posts]

use hot glue.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[Redlineaudio 10+ year member]

the epoxy is holding stronger than you think...
its rated for 2000lbs of tensile strength per in^2

Report back in a month after you have used it a bunch more.