[sdiy] Gluing Broken Keys Back Together?

[Paul Cunningham]

Yeah. The kind I use is in a small grey tube like you might find at  
the drugstore.

I never get close to using a whole tube before it gets unmanageable  
like an old tube of toothpaste!

The upside is that it's pretty good at sticking almost anything to  
anything (not ceremics) and I get to use it for a variety of repairs  
around the house too. -pc

On Sep 23, 2010, at 4:46 PM, Adam Schabtach wrote:

> I feel compelled to point out at this juncture that Liquid Nails is  
> a brand
> name and not a product name. They sell several kinds of glues. For  
> example,
> I have a caulk-gun-sized tube of stuff made by Liquid Nails that's  
> designed
> for sticking foam insulation to wall board. I suspect this  
> particular Liquid
> Nails product would not work well for repairing keys. ;-)
>
> --Adam
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl [mailto:synth-diy-
>> bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Paul Cunningham
>> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 2:23 PM
>> To: Synth DIY
>> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Gluing Broken Keys Back Together?
>>
>> The only caution I have about Liquid Nails is that it can be "goopy"
> similar
>> to rubber cement and you can easily make a mess if you use too much.
> However,
>> it will scrape off the plastic cleanly with your thumbnail if you  
>> get to
> it
>> quickly. There are a variety of viscosities for super glue you can  
>> get
> from
>> hobby/repair store that might be easier to work with, but will also  
>> damage
>> most plastics if mishandled. Liquid Nails is pretty easy to obtain  
>> -- use
> a
>> toothpick or something like that to apply a *very* small amount. -pc
>>
>> On Sep 23, 2010, at 4:13 PM, Paul Burns wrote:
>>
>>> Sadly no good for keys however there is a much better adhesive  
>>> available
>> in
>>> the UK over and above Liquid Nails, called Pink Grip. It beats  
>>> Liquid
>> Nails
>>> hands down , but is bloody pink !
>>>
>>> regards
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>>> [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of mike  
>>> ruberto
>>> Sent: 23 September 2010 20:57
>>> To: Paul Cunningham
>>> Cc: Synth DIY
>>> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Gluing Broken Keys Back Together?
>>>
>>> Ok so with a proper epoxy or superglue, a clamp, little braces and  
>>> the
>>> help of gravity I should be able to get the key together without a
>>> mess. I suppose I will go over to the local Lowes and buy a few
>>> different advesives and then carefully test them on the part of the
>>> key you normally won't see to make sure it won't discolor or  
>>> otherwise
>>> disfigure the material.
>>>
>>> I will give Liquid Nails a try since I remember once using it
>>> successfully to repair a broken glass window. Not only did the glass
>>> hold together but it didn't leak either!
>>>
>>> The pins would have been a nice idea if I had some accurate way to
>>> make the holes line up perfectly. That isn't going to happen with a
>>> hand drill though.
>>>
>>> What if I used a piece of double-sided tape as a fixture? I could
>>> place adhesive on the two ends of the key, then fit them together  
>>> and
>>> stick them to the tape. While held in place on the tape I could  
>>> place
>>> the support bracing on the underside with the epoxy. The tape would
>>> act as both a clamp and like painters tape to prevent excess glue  
>>> from
>>> flowing onto the top surface of the key. Hmmmm....
>>
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