recone glue

[csu87 10+ year member]

so i am going to be building a sub and i was wondering about glue. i know ca glue is preferred but as i was searching the internet, i found some people saying they use gorilla glue or seal-all glue or some other kinds. could find any more info about durability, just that it is what they use.

any one have any experience using something other then ca glue to recone? or should i just go ahead and pay the extra $ for it.

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[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

Pay the extra.

 

[tc3k101 5,000+ posts]

http://www.prosoundservice.com/m9_view_item.html?m9:item=PROSND-RECONEGLUE8OZ

thank me later

 

[csu87 10+ year member]

i can get it local for a decent price from a hobby store. just seeing if anyone has used anything else and howd it do.

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

contact TeamPSI. he sells packs for a very reasonable price and its the good stuff.

if you go cheap, you're sub wont last.

 

[csu87 10+ year member]

just went to hobbytown usa and got 2oz glue and 2oz activator for $10 with tax. they were having a sale. not too bad

 

[NoCoSPL 10+ year member]

I have some layin around if you need any lmk. Hopefully you got the rubber base CA glue.

 

[assassyn 10+ year member]

I have used seal all , has never fail me yet.

 

[mossberg385t 10+ year member]

so CA glue is by far the best? i have some 2 part epoxy made by gorilla glue, bad idea?

and if you're wondering im commenting on this thread because i know if i start a new one people will *****

 

[S.B.C. 10+ year member]

Almost all high strength- high temp epoxy's will do

 

[Ronny 10+ year member]

Do NOT use CA. CA wicks into material quite far. So if used to secure the surround to the basket, especially with foam surrounds, where CA wicks far into the material that portion will become brittle and crack easily. Want to know exactly what most companies use for building their woofers?

Labeled as: 3M Super Weatherstrip And Gasket Adhesive - Find it at Oreilly auto parts. Almost identical formulation..

Will take at least a day to cure, but there is nothing better.

In my experience of many many recones and woofers built by myself, this has held up better than anything I've used.

Vulcanized CA works for a while, but it will completely solidify over time and not remain flexible, that's why the 3M stuff is FTMFW.

 

[billystorms24 10+ year member]

I used locktight 5 min apoxy last night its a rubber based so it should be fine

 

[pawn man 10+ year member]

Do NOT use CA. CA wicks into material quite far. So if used to secure the surround to the basket, especially with foam surrounds, where CA wicks far into the material that portion will become brittle and crack easily. Want to know exactly what most companies use for building their woofers?Labeled as: 3M Super Weatherstrip And Gasket Adhesive - Find it at Oreilly auto parts. Almost identical formulation..

Will take at least a day to cure, but there is nothing better.

In my experience of many many recones and woofers built by myself, this has held up better than anything I've used.

Vulcanized CA works for a while, but it will completely solidify over time and not remain flexible, that's why the 3M stuff is FTMFW.

i know ia uses ca glue to build there subs. and alot of other speaker companies use ca. if the sub is built properly ca glue is best.

 

[ahole-ic]

I think there is some confusion. CA is used on the triple glue joint (cone, spiders, former) and on the spider landing. The surround and dustcap sometimes uses the softer gasket type adhesive like previously mentioned. These are the only two places where anything other than CA is considered.