Glue for lanyard beads Loctite 380?

[donnord]

I am having a lanyard kit sent to me from William Henry, they said to attach the lanyard beads with Black Max adhesive which is Loctite 380. The thing is Loctite 380 is very expensive. I do have both thin and medium CA glue that I use when knife making, as well as 2 ton epoxy, and leather weld. I would think either of those would work. For info the bead is silver the cord is braided leather. What do y'all use?

 

[Wowbagger]

SORRY : I disabled that link . I did not intend to link, it just came with my cut and paste .

am having a lanyard kit sent to me from William Henry, they said to attach the lanyard beads with Black Max adhesive which is Loctite 380. The thing is Loctite 380 is very expensive. I do have both thin and medium CA glue that I use when knife making, as well as 2 ton epoxy, and leather weld. I would think either of those would work. For info the bead is silver the cord is braided leather. What do y'all use?

Keeping in mind I have never attached a lanyard bead to a knife in my life.
and
I don't use lanyards except when dangling from scaffolding three stories up or over water (which I have yet to do ) ; pretty safe / not far to drop a knife here on the couch . . .
BUT I am a mechanic / handy with my little hands.
You might take a look at :

J-B Weld​

31319 BLACK RTV Silicone Sealant and Adjeasive -3

Keeping in mind I never use J_B Weld (but my coworker does all the time )
I HAVE USED A SIMILAR PRODUCT A LOT that is usually billed as liquid rubber . Which is quite durable when attached to a metal to cloth (or leather) job .
Half the price of the LocTite dudes and a bit larger container as far as the smallest available container goes ~ 3oz.

PS: my first thought when reading your post was to just use a miniscule amount of CLEAR hot glue = reversible .
PPS : well at the vary least this should bump the thread and raise some hackles

PPPS : the really cool dudes (artists / vendors) would send the adhesive with the bead . If they worked a deal (bought tiny ; fraction of an ounce sealed applicators in bulk they could provide the adhesive with the bead (assuming the bead is serious bucks > $20).
I mean we used to get those little blue LocTite micro applicators of blue goop with everything . . . right ?

 

[donnord]

Thanks for the reply,
What I settled on is E6000 clear that's what the beaders recommended, and it comes with little nozzle applicators. JB weld would certainly work but it will stand out because of the color if I apply to much or get some on the leather. The guys at WH are recommending what they use, and yes I thought including some would be nice, but maybe impractical. I'll keep you posted.

 

[donnord]

I did use the E6000 and it worked out OK, and here what I learned. The E6000 is pretty thick and it seems like it expands a little when curing, the result was the lanyard cord getting pushed out a mm or so. Plus it takes a long time to cure. But it seems to hold just fine. A good quality gel super glue may work better as it does not expand as much and cures faster. But the E6000 seems ok. I am wondering how it will do for a prybar project, where I want to attach a stone to a steel prybar. Thin 3M tape is what CRK uses but they inlay, I dont have the tools or skills to do that.

 

[Wowbagger]

attach a stone to a steel prybar

I'm not quite visualizing that.

3M tape is what CRK uses

now I am TOTALLY lost .
I thought you ment an acutal prybar . I'd use the good O'l JB Weld (or fiber reinforced epoxy) for that . Maybe drill the stone and the prybar and put a steel dowel in .

Attaching a decorative stone to the side of an actual thick knife . . . yeah . . . best to create a recess . Could do it on a drill press with a depth stop then dremel out the web but would be tedious and take for ever . Could take it to a custom jeweler or one of the custom knife dudes on here like : Bill DeShivs

 

[donnord]

I'm just trying to fancy up a small EDC pry bar with some turquoise. What I think I will do is drill through the stone and only about halfway through the bar. That way the pin will only show on one side, and the stone will be resistant to shear fporces when being used. The PB is damascus so I am trying to avoid sanding it again as I then have to re dip it in the formic acid and the stone probably wont like that. A picture speaks 1000 words, I should have posted the picture first.