Help/advice please! Gluing brass to wood

[egglord99]

Dear Woodworkers,

Can I have your guidance and advice please. I've got some very small, very thin and very lightweight brass shapes to glue onto some finished wood. They won't need to take any strain and the complete piece (a table clock) won't move much. Could you please recommened the best glue to use that will keep these brass pieces safely in their place, and recommened best practice (eg roughing up one side/ and or the area of wood to which I'm applying the shapes). All and any suggestions hugely appreciated!

Best wishes,


Ryan

 

[thetyreman]

2 part epoxy is what I'd use, I have found pound shop epoxy just as good as more expensive stuff.

 

[Droogs]

the traditional way if they are veneer thin (like in boulle marquetry) is to use fish/rabbit glue. the underside of the metal and where they go on the wood needs to be roughish to provide a physical key. But these days epoxy or thick CA will suffice if just a knob or decoration that is being put on

 

[sunnybob]

2 part epoxy. But stay away from "universal", everytime I buy that it proves that it universally fails to stick. Wood / metal epoxy will work well. make sure the metal is completely flat and the underside is not coated with laquer or anything else. scrub it with wire wool and brush off all dust..

 

[SVB]

As above, thick CA is fine.

If you’ve got a lot to do I can recommend the evostick ‘Sticks Like’ adhesive. It comes in a caulk type tube so not great if you only need a drop. It is very good for hard to glue items. I use it to glue glass to steel etc. It had a long open time so you can move stuff to get the angle of dangle right as a plus, needs to be flat though else sag can be an issue is con.

S

 

[egglord99]

Thanks for replies, could anyone link to or suggest a specific product please?

Many thanks,

Ryan

 

[sunnybob]

https://www.bison.net/content/dam/bolto ... 266/50.pdf

 

[ED65]

Have a Poundland near you? Their epoxy and superglues are just fine.

Absolutely no need to spend more for a specialist product for this kind of application (and many more besides). When cheap epoxies fail to work it's almost always a user issue, not a fault of the glue, e.g. too much clamp pressure (epoxies don't need any to bond strongly), the glue was used or the parts were shifted after the epoxy has started to set up, surfaces weren't clean enough (in addition to being scuffed up metal should be degreased with alcohol or acetone, cellulose thinners).

 

[egglord99]

Thanks again for all suggestions, ready to go and get this project finished now!