i can believe that, but question was when it seemed to become popular and such.....
Common glue to install a tip?
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i can believe that, but question was when it seemed to become popular and such.....
In the late 70's, I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon w/Harvey Martin, the famous old school hall of fame cuemaker. He took me to a hardware store to help me buy stuff to change out tips (knife, grinding stone, glue, etc.) and then we went to his apartment where he showed me how he put on tips for all the greats in the game. He used yellow Elmer's glue (carpenter's?) so that's what I bought.
I will say that that was like spending the afternoon w/my grandfather when I was younger and having him teach me stuff...I still get a warm feeling thinking about it.
I know things have changed w/adhesives and I always use super glue gel, but I thought you would enjoy a little story to break up the tech talk. Carry on.
Dave
omg......you met my lord and savior.....i can not believve no one else has responded to this.....do any of you even know who tf harvey martin is?????? this thread should come to a schreching hault now annd dave should continue to speak.....just saying
Correct.
Contact cement is used to bond Formica tops to wood counters. like some Kamui tips with plastic bottoms..:wink:
CA a form of the adhesive was first sold in 1958 under the title "Eastman #910" (later "Eastman 910").
During the 1960s, Eastman Kodak sold cyanoacrylate to Loctite, which in turn repackaged and distributed it under a different brand name "Loctite Quick Set 404".
Eastman Kodak’s cyanoacrylate business and combined it with several acquisitions made throughout the 1970s forming Permabond.
I remember when it first became popular, the Super Glue commercials. The first tip I glued on became an instant one piece tip/ferrule/two fingers. I had no idea glue could do that!
i wear sandals all the time......spilled a 5oz bottle all over my feet few months ago....was hella fun....
thats a lie, it wasnt fun
well when i gashed my knuckle and glued a slice of dried toe skin on it with CA......the battle of bloody knucks was won
CA has glued pieces of my fingers back on for years....... :thumbup:
This was the end of my thumb, artfully glued back on with loctite control gel. I prefer the gel, it seems to burn more.....
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And, the irony may be that some of those closed wounds never healed. :smile: