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Joining Glass and Steel

03/10/2010 1:19 AM

I have a glass table with stainless steel legs that are glued on to the glass. what type of glue is best to be used ?

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03/10/2010 3:03 AM

Glass cement can work.

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03/10/2010 3:11 AM

Epoxy should be a good candidate. Pay attention to the application method so that you get a smooth layer of adhesive free of bubbles, without excessive adhesive that will moosh out beyond the actual joint. This is presumably a transparent table, so you don't want to look through it and see blemishes. This will probably take some experimentation/practice.

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03/10/2010 5:35 AM

Also I'd be inclined to break the glaze of the glass surface. Silicon carbide paper will do the job. The epoxy will stick a lot better then.

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Re: Kscape

03/10/2010 4:38 AM

If the contact area is larger than, oh, say a 10mm circle at each contact point, then cyanoacrylate adhesive would be a good choice too.

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Re: Kscape

03/10/2010 4:34 PM

Rear view window glue

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Re: Joining Glass and Steel

03/10/2010 5:18 PM

If you wait long enough every possible adhesive will be recommended by someone.

Pick a reputable supplier and visit their web site or contact their technical folks and get their help.

Don't forget surface preparation. It's more/as important as adhesive selection.

If you do abrade the glass mask off the surrounding area with tape so you don't scratch exposed glass.

Good luck.

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