Thread: Gluing brass liner

What adhesive do you guys use for brass liner to bond to the scales. I tried CA, but that didnt stick well. Trying some all purpose adhesive now. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

Originally Posted by Aquanin

What adhesive do you guys use for brass liner to bond to the scales. I tried CA, but that didnt stick well. Trying some all purpose adhesive now. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

Rough the surfaces with 60 grit sandpaper then use epoxy.

I rough both the metal and wood with sand paper, and then I epoxy.

rough up the surfaces and (just to be different) I use Zap-A-Gap

I am revisiting this because this is still one of my frustrations. I have now tried CA, Gorilla Glue and T-88 epoxy. Best results with T-88 but it can still easliy pop off if it gets too much heat from sanding, Any suggestions?

have you been roughing the surfaces by sanding them before applying the adhesive? Did you also degrease the surfaces? Are you clamping the surfaces togther while gluing?

Originally Posted by floppyshoes

have you been roughing the surfaces by sanding them before applying the adhesive? Did you also degrease the surfaces? Are you clamping the surfaces togther while gluing?

Dan da Man is dead right and he even said 60 grit earlier...
When you say heat from sanding I am assuming that you mean a bench sander, and yes if you let it heat up the metal it will pop them loose, I don't care how you put them on... (other than rivets)
Keep your thumb on the metal if it gets hot back it off, and let it cool, this goes for all stuff on razors, if you keep your thumb on the metal life will go way easier, and slower.....

Again Never rush a restore it will ruin the razor... the 4 R's "Rush, Restore, Ruin, Razor".....

+1's for keeping the heat low low. and roughing up the surfaces.

But remember epoxy requires some thickness of material. if you squeeze it all out clamping up it will fail

Thanks. I did roughen up the surface with 60 grit. I did not degrease it though. What can I use for that?

I also could have clamped too hard. I have spring clamps, should I get something that can control the pressure?

I am thinking it was the heat from sanding drums. I will go much slower next time. I have some great Amboyna Burl that needs liners for strength.

Alcohol and acetone are both pretty good at degreasing.

Spring clams, depending on the size, may be squeezing the adhesive right out of the joint. I would use something that you can control the pressure with, maybe even a rubber band looped over a few times to take up the slack.

When welders attach 2 plates of steel together, they drill a hole through the plates and weld the hole. I wonder if you could drill a couple of holes through the brass, so there is a little colum of epoxy holding the scales together, kinda like the mayo on a swiss cheese sandwich. (I guess I shouldn't post when hungry)

PLEASE, don't shoot!!! I was just thinking outloud, or would that be out-keyboard? it may not be the BEST way, but may be a work around.