Re: interesting glue phenomenon

i use 2ton epoxy to glue my glass magnets to rare earth magnets.

I had a few of those little (10mm) rare earth magnets around, and needed > some refrigerator note holder-uppers. So I decided to glue a few chips of > granite to the magnets. > > One attempt w/ Duco Cement didn't cut it. So I decided to try the "J-B > Weld". > > I mixed it up according to instructions, put a dab on the rock chips, and > went to press the magnets into the glue. > > As the magent approached, the dab of glue actually lifted off the rock chip > (like a sunspot) and glommed onto the magnet. I pushed the magnet onto the > chip and waited for the stuff to dry. Before it dried, though, the magnet > sucked the glue out from between the rock chip and the magnet, so that the > glue coated the magnet's surface. I'm not sure there's enough left to hold > the magnet to the rock chip. > > I guess there's some iron in J-B Weld. And those little magnets are pretty > strong. > > -JBB > > >
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Charlie Spitzer
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