On Jan 16, 4:23�am, dsi1 > wrote:
> On Jan 15, 12:15�pm, "l, not -l" > wrote:
>
> > On 15-Jan-2009, dsi1 > wrote:
>
> > > Real close. Casein, which is a protein derived from milk. That's
> > > probably why you got yer cow on Elmer's glue. I did not know that casein
> > > glues, that's plain old white glue, was waterproof. I like epoxy in this
> > > application. �:-)
>
> > Once upon a time, casein was used in the making of plastic and has been used
> > to make such diverse products as buttons and fountain pens. �While casein is
> > somewhat water resistant, prolonged exposure, such as soaking a fountain pen
> > barrel for hours to remove accumulated crud, will cause softening, swelling
> > and distortion.
> > --
> > Change Cujo to Juno in email address.
>
> So it's not waterproof, right? Sounds like casein plastic probably
> predates bakelite. I like celluloid myself. :-)
>
> I'm no glue expert but epoxy seems about right. Specifically the kind
> that one sees on the racks in hardware stores. :-) OTOH, it's a lot
> like gluing glass and therefore probably a tricky problem. Maybe one
> could use that rear-view mirror glue stuff. They use that to glue a
> metal slug to automotive glass windshields - I believe that to be a
> type of CA glue. Looks like we'll never know unless someone does the
> tests... that's the breaks.

How is bonding smooth metal to smooth glass the same as bonding broken
pottery... it's not. You think you're a wise ass, but unfortunately
for you you've no wisdom at all but you're all ass, all
asshole.