Glue. It's one of those funny words. If you keep saying it, it sounds whacky.
Here are two of my favorite ways to stick this to that.
JB Weld
Antique radio star Paul Harvey sings the praises of JB Weld, for repairing just about anything. I had to try it, since something that repairs just about anything would have to be really Good Stuff.
JB Weld is an epoxy that comes in the usual two tubes, which you mix in equal parts. The difference is that JB Weld includes a filler, so it is more like a paste. Epoxy, like most glues, requires two mating surfaces and if there are gaps, the glue has to fill them. Most glues don’t do this very well unless you add a filler, such as Fiberglas. JB Weld has the filler incorporated.
It’s thicker than other epoxies and can be used to bond uneven surfaces or it can be used to build up a surface. When you have a small broken part, often the broken section is too small to hold. With JB Weld, you can add more to buttress the joint. It can be filed, sanded or ground down after it dries.
It holds up very well to heat. I broke part of my coffee roaster and JB'd it. Despite the fact that it gets very hot, the repair held.
Goop is Good Glue
Check out the line of glues under the Goop moniker. There are ten of them -- such as Household Goop, Plumber's Goop, Automotive Goop, and your generic "Amazing Goop." I don't know if there is really any difference in these products but I have used Household Goop with success. This very sticky and rubbery -- well, goop -- fills gaps very well and is excellent for porous, flexible materials.
A similar product called Shoe Goo has the advantage that it rhymes (and I thought Glue was a funny word). It is designed for shoes but I have used Household Goop for shoes too.
When you're as clumsy as I am, you break things and better know how to fix them. Which means you need to have Goop, Goo, or the mundane sounding JB Weld in the house.
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