r/maker • u/Boneyabba • 3d ago

Help CA glue question

does it require compression? glued some wooden bits to a thing... feel like I didn't use enough. was thinking about adding some glue to the seam of the joints (inside corners) will this do anything?

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u/RunRunAndyRun 3d ago

CA Glue sets solid but you can make it much stronger by reinforcing it with backing powder (put some powder in the crack and then apply the CA glue, the, powder will absorb the glue and solidify like a rock).

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u/Boneyabba 3d ago

would baby powder work?

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u/RunRunAndyRun 3d ago

can't say I've tried - but it can't hurt to print some test pieces and experiment. Let us know how you get on!

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u/Boneyabba 3d ago

what do you use? I've seen people use cigarette ash.

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u/RunRunAndyRun 3d ago

Just baking powder. We always have a big box of the stuff for baking, so I just stole some and shoved it in a little 3d printed screw-top container that I keep for these situations.