fixing bowl

[legalizeit1234]

Does anyone have any suggestions on what kind of glue to use to glue back together a glass piece? Something non-toxic that will hold well, or something that you have had success with before.

legalizeit1234 Reviewed by legalizeit1234 on 06-15-2007. fixing bowl Does anyone have any suggestions on what kind of glue to use to glue back together a glass piece? Something non-toxic that will hold well, or something that you have had success with before. Rating: 5

[slipknotpsycho]

for a bowl (either bong bowl or pipe) GREATLY depends on where the cracks are...

anything anywhere near where all the bud goes, or direct flame touches (or gets close to) time to get a new one....

however if say the mouthpeice of your pipe broke, or, the bowl/stem broke like half way down the stem.... superglue or epoxxy should work...

sorry dude there's not to terribly many 'glues' that will work to substantially to repair glass peices without it falling to peices again in a week or so.. and i know of absolutely none that are non-toxic.. atleast when heat comes into play... however, most epoxxy's and glues will be non-toxic just breathing in after a 24 hour cure (drying)

using superglue and trying to smoke 20 mins later could def. be toxic... so you understand what i mean by how it goes non-toxic durring curing...

and almost any glue out there, can very well be toxic if it gets super heated or burned.

[legalizeit1234]

ya its a bubbler, and its broken right where the water sits. i had super glue for a while, but the water slowly would leek out of it, and eventually it just came apart again. i dont want to throw it out cause everything but the bottom is broken and its a really nice piece, but im not sure if i have any options. duct tape maybe?? haha

[sam44]

Two words

DUCT

TAPE

[slipknotpsycho]

epoxxy is a little bit better then super glue, just doesn't dry as fast....

if you really wanted to keep the peice first just dry epoxxy (can be bought at autopart stores for sure, dunno where else sells it) it's those 2 part 'glues' where you mix the two together then put it on whatever you wanna put back together, makes for a really strong bond...

gasket sealer would possibly work (for water) as that's what it's designed to do, but it's holding power.... well, it holds things together about as well as rubber cement would.... it's mostly just for sealing things, not creating bonds...

if epoxxy don't work (though i'm sure it will) you could try mixing the two possibly? not sure how well that'd work... but if water manages to eat through the epoxxy the gasket sealer could definately add a resistance to liquids...

and duct tape (or any tape) is so ugly.. i'd rather throw it out and get a new one before i'd cover a beloved peice in tape..

[JustinSKS]

Take a torch. Heat up both ends of where it broke. Melt broken piece back onto pipe. Mold it so it looks neat. Might be tough. Worth a shot. I'd try it.