For example, if you insist on buying Advil instead of store brand ibuprofen. I mean, you’d be wasting your money in that example, but you do you

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    Super glue.

    Cyanocrylate adhesives were accidently discovered in WW2 while trying to develop a clear plastic. Later Eastman-Kodak held the patent and then sold it to Loctite on the 1960s.

    Loctite 404 is so much better than anything else available on the market. It bonds better, it’s stronger, it lasts longer and the bottle applicator is more controlled and easier to use. If you want it to last years, you can actually store in in the refrigerator when not being used.

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      Ok, I know Lemmy doesn’t have a spying algorithm like pretty much any other company’s site, but it is a bit amazing that you brought that here just when I needed that product to glue a ceramic handle of a mug that I broke because of stupidity.

      As you seem to know about the subject, may I ask if it is prudent to still use the mug in the microwave? (Usually I heat my coffee or water there), the handle looks very well attached and I have used it once to drink… With fear.

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        I’m just some guy who can maybe read minds?

        I don’t know about the microwave. Heat actually breaks the bond for these kinds of adhesives, so if it isn’t poisonous, it probably wouldn’t work well for that anyway.

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          Something like 2-part Araldite would be what i would use. Comes in a double-tube kinda syringe and you squeeze out equal parts, mix until tacky and apply, wait 24hrs to set.

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      Not really what the project farm guy says.

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        Says? THE PROJECT FARM GUY YELLS AT THE CAMERA. VERY IMPRESSIVE!

        I didn’t know he tested super glue, have to look for it. I dig his videos for some reason I don’t really understand.

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      I agree their bottle/applicator is the GOAT. Can’t go back to other brands after trying a bottle of loctite.

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      I much prefer super glue with the brush applicator, but I can’t find it in the U.S. anymore. When I saw some on a trip to Portugal, I bought it and brought it home with me. I’ll try refilling it when it’s gone.