What glue??

[Chalks]

Hi guys. I hope I am in the right spot for this and that it is OK to ask.

I will often use an ABS binding from the likes of Stewmac. I like it. Anyway, I have been getting (buying) the glue from a friend which is fine but I am not sure it is fair for me to keep getting more when this is not his core business. He does it as a favour.

Does anybody have a recipe to make your own? Or does anybody know of an alternative acetone based glue?

Thanks for any help.

Greg

[Dominic]

Hey Greg, I disolve small bits of ABS binding in acetone until i have a thicker mix than pure acetone. I then brush pure acetone on the binding to start it getting soft then follow up with my mix and press the binding into the channel. If I see a bit of sqeeze out which is really just melted binding i am happy. If not I can re-wet that section and stuff more mix in there and it will melt and hold.
I think the weld-on cement is just an acetone based glue but it is probably a lot more convenient if you can find it.
Cheers
Dom

[Allen]

That's what I do too after Dom replied to a similar question some time back. My last student used CA on their bindings after roughing up the contact areas with 80grit. Worked as well.

[Chalks]

Thanks Dom and Allen. seems very simple. My method of use is suspect though. I really use way too much and have a lot of squeeze out. And mess.

Thanks again.

Greg

[graham mcdonald]

Tarzan's Grip is an acetone based solvent glue which works with celluloid and ABS. It doesn't seem to set up as hard as the Weld-On16.

Although I know lots of people who have used CA for plastic bindings, I have never been comfortable with it. CA has great 'pull- apart' strength (remember the ads on TV years ago of lifting a car with one drop) the shear strength is not nearly as good and a join can give way with a sideways impact. I suspect a knock on the CA glued binding of an instrument could break the join and it could be hard to get it back on again. It is just depending on the adhesion of the CA to the binding and the CA to the wood, and some timbers like CA for than others, for no obvious reason.

cheers