Super glue and box joints

[Lynn Reid]

Hi...do any of you have any experience in using (just) super glue to glue box joints by capillary action? It occurred to me this might work...so I tried it and got great results. I am wondering though...if this joint will last. It is a customer job and I don't want the joints to fail. Thank you all for any answers!

Lynn

[Dave Lehnert]

You should be good to go. I have built wall clocks with Gorilla Super Glue with no problem. BUT.... I use a 23ga brad to hold things together as it drys.

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[Clint Schlosser]

You can use CA (superglue) "Hot Stuff" red bottle from woodcraft or the like. It will work but only moderately well. The joint will also not take a finish very well.

[Myk Rian]

I built a radio control tunnel hull boat using CA glue, many years ago. Darned thing was really strong. The only place I used epoxy was the transom/motor mount.

[Phil Thien]

I've done it, but I've applied it with an applicator brush rather than counting on capillary action.

[Cody Colston]

CA glue (superglue) will eventually degrade and fail. How long will it last?... probably somewhere around 10 years.

[Martin Melderis]

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