Best all around glue/ adhesive

October 24, 2020, 07:32 PM

220-9er

JB Weld, contact cement PVC/CPVC pipe cement and cleaner and wood glue will cover most needs around the home.

October 24, 2020, 09:30 PM

Brett B

While it's pretty expensive 3M DP420 is some of the strongest and most versatile epoxies that you can buy. It bonds many different materials and it's especially good with "slippery" plastics with low surface energy that don't normally bond well such as Delrin. Years ago at work we tested may different epoxies and DP420 always came out on top for bond strength. Once it's set it will not come apart, it's likely the parts you are bonding will break first.

It requires a dispensing gun and mixing tips which adds to the cost, but once you have those you can just buy the epoxy as needed.

https://www.amazon.com/3M-Scot...e/dp/B0074NETHQ?th=1

October 24, 2020, 11:14 PM

techguy

We’ve used E6000 around the house for several years now for different things. It’s pretty good stuff.

October 25, 2020, 12:04 AM

XLT

fastcap 2p10 with activator just dont get it on you or you will never come apart

it dries in 2 seconds after you hit it with the activator its some wild stuff. I use it in my cabinet shop all the time. glue on one part, spray activator on the other and bam, too late.

October 25, 2020, 01:00 AM

White Phosphorus

What would you use on cardboard? I have some boxes I want to put into storage.

I got a shipment of powder and it was tough to get the secondary shipping box open. The glue was tougher than the cardboard!

Any ideas?

Thanks,

V.

October 25, 2020, 02:45 AM

armored

I go with anything made by 3M and there application charts and use guidelines.

October 25, 2020, 02:35 PM

jimb888

Titebond for me, but Titebond 3 is suppose to be the best. This fella on Project Farm does some great comparison vids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-g3efGa3sI

October 26, 2020, 10:20 AM

Perception

I keep JB quick on hand. Most of the strength of JB weld with a much shorter curing time. It's stronger than anything I've ever needed epoxy for.

"The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people."
"Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy."
"I did," said Ford, "it is."
"So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?"
"It honestly doesn't occur to them. They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates the government they want."
"You mean they actually vote for the lizards."
"Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course."
"But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?"
"Because if they didn't vote for a lizard, then the wrong lizard might get in."

October 26, 2020, 11:04 AM

TMats

All-around, probably 2-part epoxy as others have posted; however, (again as others have said) no glue is right for everything. I keep epoxy, Barge’s, Liquid Nails, and Tite Bond on hand. The glue that I am least impressed with is Super Glue—that never seems to work.