ATM Adhesives

[jdo348@airmail.net (Jerry Dove)]

        Hi All,

        A while back there was a thread on how to glue the sides of the mirror boxes and 
such together and which kind of
glue was best for this.

        I jumped in and was swearing that Polyurethane glue was the best stuff I had ever 
used for gluing surfaces
together, especially for filling gaps.

        Well, I've had some more experiences with this stuff since then and thought I'd 
pass on the information, maybe
save someone some grief.

        This stuf does seem to glue very well, but I've found that it is also very 
brittle. I've used this stuff many
times and never had any trouble until the other day when I just happened to drop the 
pieces.  They separated as it they
had not been glued at all.  Apparently any sharp rap fractures the joint very easily.  So 
for a scope framework, this
could be disastrous if it were dropped or something.  
        
        So, I'll now withdraw my support for this stuff, with my tail between my legs and 
shut up.  hope no one has had
any problems caused form it.
                        

                        Jerry