rick kinder Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 I am trying to attach a smoking pipe that was cut in half to a board. The pipe is half wood and half plastic. What would be the best way to attach it to the board ie. glue, epoxy or other? if glue what type Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 This sounds like something that Gorilla Glue would be good for. I have had luck attaching non-wood items to wood using that. CA glue may be another possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechwood Chip Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Can you screw into the pipe from the back of the board? That plus glue would hold pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick kinder Posted December 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Was trying to get out of using any screws, might bust plastic. I was thinking of the Gorrila Glue but hve no experience using it. From some things I've read ir really expands and was worried about cleanup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlamulle Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 Gorilla glue that I have used expands pretty aggressively (foams) and is definitely hard to clean up especially on a small project like yours. I'd use some 20 min epoxy and some blue tape to hold it steady until it dries. That will hold anything for sure, just be careful with the epoxy that you only use a small amount and don't get it on you or anything else you want to keep. Practice on something similar in size first and get the amount of glue and its timing down, plus how much tape you might need and where you should put it for best affect. I've had some bad results with some of the 5 min epoxies due to "faint hairs" of epoxy that trail from the applicator and get on the project , so if you use faster setting please experiment first. hope this helps. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flairwoodworks Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 I am trying to attach a smoking pipe that was cut in half to a board. The pipe is half wood and half plastic. What would be the best way to attach it to the board ie. glue, epoxy or other? if glue what type I gather this won't be taking much, if any load. CA would work fine. Use the thin stuff if the two pieces fit well together or thicker glue if not. Epoxy would work too. As an alternative, you could use thin wire to "tie" it to the board. I vote for CA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick kinder Posted December 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 Thank you for the replies, the ca glue tried to eat at the plastic (discolored) went with the gorilla glue and lots of cleanup. I was worried about the epoxy making to much of a mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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