What’s the best alternative to ‘loctited’

[Dave HalfordParticipant @davehalford22513]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 24/05/2018 18:36:32:

Posted by Mark Rand on 24/05/2018 03:26:31:

… I quite often use Permabond 1046 for poor fits. Why? because I've got a couple of large bottles of the stuff and it's thicker than Loctite 603 or 648 .

Inspiration at last …. 'permabonded'.

Sorted!

Neil

Doesn't 'permabonded' stray into the realm of a more permanent bond, one could even say 'araldited'

[ken king, King DesignParticipant @kenkingkingdesign]

May I suggest we don't use terms which incorporate all, or a major part of, a proprietary product name , because to do so implies its use. Just say 'bonded' and specify what you used by name afterwards, if it worked well, e.g. shaft and wheel were bonded (xyz 123). It will be helpful to others, but many will choose to use their own favourites anyway.

[LimpetParticipant @limpet]

Who would have thought it, a supposedly simple question now on page 6. Personally loctited, bonded, stuck, glued etc. doesn't really matter ( I draw the line at nailed though) . Surely as model engineers we are able to assess the correct adhesive to use, (even if we do have several bottles, jars etc on the shelf). I see the additional information of more use to the complete novice that is unaware of the different types, brand names available, but isn't that what the forum is for, for us newbies to ask what may be deemed as stupid questions by some, although I believe if the answer is not known how can it be stupid. Could we not have a 'glues reference' maybe as a sticky post with Web addresses for manufacturers reference data

Just my twopenneth worth

Lionel

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