Superglue

[grieva]

Used it to repair guitar top nuts when they have worn too low lasts ok had none wear out and makes a good job.

[bucketboy]

Jelly sets, Adhesives cure

If you think normal superglue is strong, try the the black variant which has ground rubber as an additive.
Seriously tough stuff!

Bb

[bill57]

Jelly sets, Adhesives cure

Pedant.

I will look out for the black stuff, that could be very useful around guns.

[averageplinker]

Was it proper superglue rather than poundshop knock off stuff? I am assuming so as the knock of stuff seems to crystallize rather than cure?

[bill57]

It was Loctite superglue, bought new. I know what you mean about pound shop adhesives, I've tried their cyanoacrylate and epoxy adhesives, and they've all been rubbish.

You get what you pay for I guess.

[averageplinker]

The pound shop superglue is good for cheap work where cosmetics/ultimate strength are not a priority. It also sets slow so less chance of sticking myself to something

The pound shop epoxy in the conjoined syringes is ok for using on rod whipping for cheap rods. I use the proper stuff for my nicer kit.

[Phil Russell]

I did try superglue some years ago to build up a leaky Airsporter tap. I did not use any of the premier products mentioned here which is most likely why it was not a great success and the effects were quite shortlived. I tried cleaning the tap and applying a thin film of superglue all over the tap body. Once properly set I tried to 'lap' the coated tap into the cylinder. The superglue coat certainly added girth to the tap and, as above, there was an improvement but not long lasting. I guess the constant rotation of the tap in the cylinder slowly wore the glue coating away. Still .. nice idea.
I even tried JB Weld with similar results.
I also came to the conclusion that the tap and/or cylinder had not worn evenly.
A replacement, supposedly oversized tap, did not work.
Cheers, Phil