Glass grenade

[mikeS]

Last night I fired up the Thunderbolt grease slapper. (my grinder) I have been using the glass platen trick for about 5 months or so, I really like it,

Anyway, the superglue let lose just as i touched the steel to the belt.

My water bucket under the grinder caught the most of it the rest of the plate glass broke it little cookie crumbs, although at a high rate of speed.
Man was that exciting.
I think it was because of the cold snap we just had, I've used the platen in cold weather before but this was a severe drop it just 8 hours or so.

I used Loctite super glue, may try something else next time, oh by the way didn't even harm my regalite belt.

Life is what it is

 

[peter nap]

Mike, I've never liked superglue for that kind of thing. I use little dabs of JB weld. It has some flex where the superglue is just brittle.

 

[L6steel]

Whew, glad ya didn't get hurt by the flying glass Mike!! You might want to try dap weldwood contact cement.

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[tom mayo]

you are lucky you didnt get hurt! Is that tempered glass? cause thats what you should be using........I agree with the above post about a better bonding agent....superglue sucks really.....its good for a little while and thats all.....the smart thing to do would be to get a diamond drill and drill and csink the glass so you can bolt it on! You can always replace your stuff...not your eyes or your manly parts!!!

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[Peter Atwood]

Try pure silicone next time. It won't let go and will have lots of flex. Glad you weren't hurt.



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[Andrew McLurkin]

I use two part epoxy to hold the glass on my platen. It holds well as long as I don't over heat it too much. Even when I do overheat it the epoxy just becomes less clear in the overheated area. I've replaced it a few times when it looks bad, and even then I have to use a chisel to get under the glass to knock it off. I have a platen that doesn't have glass on it that I try to use when I don't need the benifits of the glass.

 

[mikeS]

I appreciate the kind words and concern, yes thank you Lord, I wasn't hurt.
I'll give the silicone a try.

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Sola Fide