I need an adhesive to bond titanium to paper board. The item are very small jigsaw puzzles that I complete and frame. Most of the adhesives I have tried leak between the puzzle pieces or are too thick and the pieces do not want to stay in plane with each other. I have tried Aleene's The Ultimate, Duco Cement, E6000, Gorilla Clear Grip and Locktite Vinyl, Fabric & Plastic. Some like the Duco leak between the pieces and it's a horrifying task to clean it without damaging the image and some are thick enough the only way is to apply it is with a toothpick a drop at a time on each piece - a tedious job since the pieces are tiny and each puzzle is between 200-300 or they wont lay flat. The images below show the scale I am working on and one of the finished puzzles.
Thanks for any help and sorry for the poor quality images.
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Adhesives...that's a sticky subject.
Quote from: jabberwoki on Apr 06, 2025, 06:48 PMAdhesives...that's a sticky subject.
Let's adhere to the rules.
I`ll try to apply myself.
Im glad we've bonded.
I'm totally unschooled in all matters concerning "goo", but damn -- that's some impressive puzzle work my friend. Kudos to your level of patience and determination.
What about sandwiching the whole thing in epoxy?
Quote from: goodfellow on Apr 08, 2025, 06:26 AMI'm totally unschooled in all matters concerning "goo", but damn -- that's some impressive puzzle work my friend. Kudos to your level of patience and determination.
Thanks Goodfellow. They are fun but do require patience. The puzzles come with plastic tipped tweezers (actually pretty high quality ones) and I use a magnifier lamp both essential for me on these.
Quote from: AbiggerGarage on Apr 08, 2025, 07:43 AMWhat about sandwiching the whole thing in epoxy?
A good thought but some are iridescent and I'm afraid they would loose the effect.
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Yep we're attached
Click and paste has got nutting on us.
Seems we've made contact.
We are indeed in a conglutinated state for sure.
I think I know the cure.
Maybe try building the puzzles onto a piece of double sided tape?
I have 3M 568 Positionable Mounting Adhesive and 3M 924 Adhesive Transfer Tape (which are both similar basically just the adhesive with no carrier just release paper on both sides) I use for mounting paper but I am unsure about long term stability on the titanium.
Separation anxiety?
We should cement our understanding.
Yep a great way to weld a friendship.
Have you thought about maybe putting them inside those clear PVC coin sleeves that coin collectors use ?
Very tacky.
Quote from: Hickory n Steel on Apr 11, 2025, 09:04 PMHave you thought about maybe putting them inside those clear PVC coin sleeves that coin collectors use ?
Yes, but clarity is an issue it dulls the iridescent effect.
In fact I did a test with Melenix (similar to Mylar) but it distorted the image a little.
Ill just caulk it up to a learning curve.
I guess that's the kicker.
j.a.f.e., have you tried cyanoacrylate? i.e., "less-than-water-thin super glue".
A micro-drop of that instantly flows into any crevices and bonds. I used it when building R/C model aircraft and the instantaneous bond between dissimilar surfaces was incredible.
You need to be careful of the fumes, though. They will burn your nose and eyes.
Thanks Will. I have but it leaks to the front.
I have gotten some 3M emblem adhesive I will try.
It's times like this some superpowers would come in handy.
How about automotive trim and molding tape?
Something like 3M 3624. The stuff is pretty grippy, provided the surface is clean.
Tactical adhesion is what i am thinking.
Sounds like exactly the right idea! That stuff is beyond tenacious. And it won't leak between the cuts.
I like the way you think!
Thank you.
Quote from: j.a.f.e. on May 08, 2025, 12:35 PMSounds like exactly the right idea! That stuff is beyond tenacious. And it won't leak between the cuts.
I like the way you think!
Thank you.
You are most welcome. I only thought of it because I recently bought a window air conditioner as the last few summers here have been brutal and I am tired of dealing with swamp coolers. Pump, pads, motors, water leaks, etc.
But this window A/C is designed (as they all are) for double-hung up-down slidey windows which pretty much don't exist in the western US. We have the sideways-slidey windows and the thing just doesn't fit right. As a result, it was making an obnoxious noise whenever the compressor turned on. Since I have a roll of the 3M 3624 tape right here in my desk drawer (doesn't everyone?) I found the source of the noise. Vibration between the front grill of the unit and the housing. I cut some little pieces of the tape and shoved them in there. Then I stuck a strip all across the top between the housing and the grill.
Now, it just goes..."hmmmmmm".
That is what got me to thinking you might be able to use the tape. Because it is truly tremendously tactile.
Quote from: wilbilt on May 08, 2025, 12:59 PM<snip> Since I have a roll of the 3M 3624 tape right here in my desk drawer (doesn't everyone?) </snip>
Looks like I will soon.