Gorilla Super Glue

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Just curious,
The other day I went to ACE to get some sandpaper and saw the Gorilla Super Glue and bought a bottle. Just wondering if anybody is using it for basic stuff like tips and ferrules. Any pros and cons?

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The Gorilla Brand Super Glue works nicely on tips. I do not like to use any type of superglue on ferrules. 5min epoxy, or even regular polyurethane Gorilla Glue works fine on ferrules.
 
BENFICA said:
Just curious,
The other day I went to ACE to get some sandpaper and saw the Gorilla Super Glue and bought a bottle. Just wondering if anybody is using it for basic stuff like tips and ferrules. Any pros and cons?

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I have used it and liked it untill I had a couple of tips pop off. I have always used the Loctite brand before giving the Gorilla glue a try, never had a tip pop off with the Loctite so that is what I continue to use. I may have gotten a bad bottle of the Gorrila super glue because it worked great with the first couple of bottles.
 
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Busbee Cue said:
I have used it and liked it untill I had a couple of tips pop off. I have always used the Loctite brand before giving the Gorilla glue a try, never had a tip pop off with the Loctite so that is what I continue to use. I may have gotten a bad bottle of the Gorrila super glue because it worked great with the first couple of bottles.
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I much prefer the Loc-tite brands also. I, also tried a couple of bottles of the Gorilla and was disappointed with the results. The super glues use moisture to set them off and I believe the Gorilla brand is much more prone to go bad much quicker than others if the lid is not reinstalled quickly enough. On both my bottles, they seemed to be holding the tips rather well until, on both bottles, I left the lid off for a while. The first bottle was overnight and the second bottle was for about 20 min. On both of these occasions the next tip came off very easily. Now I know that it was my fault for leaving the cap off but the Loc-tite brand is much more forgiving for "user error".

I also agree that the only place on a cue that I would consider using a super type of glue is on tips.

Dick
 
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BENFICA said:
Just curious,
The other day I went to ACE to get some sandpaper and saw the Gorilla Super Glue and bought a bottle. Just wondering if anybody is using it for basic stuff like tips and ferrules. Any pros and cons?
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Let me see - superglue on ferrules - isn't that wher the Eddie Wheat
melodrama began?

Dale
 
pdcue said:
Let me see - superglue on ferrules - isn't that wher the Eddie Wheat
melodrama began?

Dale
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Dale,
I only asked a question on here. I am not even a cuemaker :yikes:. I really didn't get your Eddie Wheat joke :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
Having that said, I have used always the Tiger glue (Cyanoacrylate) on ferrules and tips and never, ever had a ferrule or tip come off. Since I saw this new super glue I thought I would get it and give it a shot, that was all.
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Thanks for all your guys input. Much appreciated.
 
The rubber toughend super glue is really good stuff. Been using it since it 1st appeared in Zeli.
It is very good for tips and ferrules.It has a good ability for withstanding shock loading.
I did quite a few tests with it before using it on ferrules.
 
> I've had great success with it myself,except for a minor nitpick. For me,the problem with the Gorilla is that the nozzle on the small tubes will not stay clean and free of glue that will eventually glue the cap on.

Also,unless you have some of the very thick,slow setting CA glues from ANY manufacturer,you will regret trying to use these on a ferrule that has threads on the inside.

If you have any kind of nice,snug (proper!) thread engagement between the ferrule and tenon,only Superman can get the ferrule screwed down tight before the glue sets,and will probably be set before you pick the pliers up. If that happens you're gonna be busy for a while,if you do that in front of a customer like on-site at a tournament,you just guaranteed everyone in the building will hear it,LOL.

I tried it twice working on junk,even before I had ever replaced a ferrule for a paying customer.

Both times I was dealing with a typical 5/16-18 threaded tenon,and a capped ferrule. I put glue inside the ferrule,and in the time it took to get the ferrule started on the tenon,and picked up the pliers,it was done before I got halfway. The 2nd time,it set on me 1/8 short of the bottom of the tenon. I used a Loctite gel-type on both.

The reason for this is there isn't enough air inside the ferrule to stop it from happening,these glues only cure in the compete absence of air.

However,there have been times I've used a CA glue at the very bottom of the ferrule,to avoid a glue line as well as doing this by standard when using soft ABS ferrule materials without threaded tenons (Meucci-type). Tommy D.
 
BENFICA said:
Dale,
I only asked a question on here. I am not even a cuemaker :yikes:. I really didn't get your Eddie Wheat joke :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
Having that said, I have used always the Tiger glue (Cyanoacrylate) on ferrules and tips and never, ever had a ferrule or tip come off. Since I saw this new super glue I thought I would get it and give it a shot, that was all.
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Thanks for all your guys input. Much appreciated.
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his joke implied that doing that would be so wrong it would be an eddie wheat like move.

you don't have to spend extra dough on the tiger brand. any super glue or loctite will work fine for tips.
 
poolplayer2093 said:
his joke implied that doing that would be so wrong it would be an eddie wheat like move.

you don't have to spend extra dough on the tiger brand. any super glue or loctite will work fine for tips.
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No, not quite. It WAS an Eddie Wheat type move. One of his first posts was telling people on the cue makers forum that the correct way to install a ferrule was to use super glue. This brought condemnation from about every cue maker and mechanic on the forum who had ever installed a ferrule and started his down hill slide into infamy. That statement is what brought about everyone putting the magnifying glass onto his techniques and materials and his rather quick demise. None to soon as far as I'm concerned either.

Dick
 
rhncue said:
No, not quite. It WAS an Eddie Wheat type move. One of his first posts was telling people on the cue makers forum that the correct way to install a ferrule was to use super glue. This brought condemnation from about every cue maker and mechanic on the forum who had ever installed a ferrule and started his down hill slide into infamy. That statement is what brought about everyone putting the magnifying glass onto his techniques and materials and his rather quick demise. None to soon as far as I'm concerned either.

Dick
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Thanks for clearing that up man!
 
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