Thursday, February 11, 2010

Adhesive for metal leg and glass table top? Needs high strength, and to dry clear. Super glue failed.?

I am looking for the best adhesive to bond a metal leg to a glass table top. The adhesive must be very strong since there are moving leaves that cause a high torque to the table-leg bond, and also it must be clear since the table top is glass and the adhesive will show. It may be difficult to use a thin layer since the leg and table top seem to have a slight gap, which makes me wonder if a disc of some clear, soft material should be placed between the leg and table top. Super glue did not work, and none of my searches have yielded a good answer.Adhesive for metal leg and glass table top? Needs high strength, and to dry clear. Super glue failed.?
you can get this compound that you mix together that's called SUPER MEND it comes in two containers that you mix equal parts of each ingredient. be careful because it get real hot when starting to work. it dries white and you have to use it right when it is real hot because it sets up fast but it is real strong stuff that will not give, break, bend or anything.Adhesive for metal leg and glass table top? Needs high strength, and to dry clear. Super glue failed.?
Glass, being nonporous is tough to get anything to stick to. Your best bet is a clear silicone adhesive, but even this will pull away. It will depend on how much surface area the leg has to stick to the glass as to how long it will last. The more you can increase this the better.
I would recommend a clear epoxy. Check the glue aisle at your local hardware store like Ace. Something like this Devcon 2-ton should work fine.
araldite is pretty good

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