Don’t know if anyone can advise me on this -
I bought a very large (900mm dia x 950mm high) stoneware pot at the garden centre today, knowing that it was cracked - major discount!
It is still whole, in one piece and no bits are missing, but there are two cracks, one on each side, going about half way down from the top. Maximum gap at top rim is about a third of a millimetre.
Two strong lads managed to put it in the back of my SUV without further damage, and it survived the 16 mile journey home.
I would like to strengthen it before taking it out of the car if possible.
Can anyone suggest the best adhesive?
And, given that it’s unlikely that I will be able to get any glue to penetrate the whole of the crack(s), is it better to glue near the start of the crack or at the rim end of the crack where it is widest?
Many thanks for reading, if you got this far (!) -any suggestions very welcome.
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After that I’d try cyanoacrylic glue because it likes to creep into cracks and porous materials. So it can bridge cracks and also strengthen the material at their edges.
Also, as this is a guitar forum, any spare copper tape can be used to line guitar cavities
you won’t see that once it’s full up with begonias!
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Pretend it used to belong to your grandad and go on The Repair Shop.
Job done.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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"Kintsugi - is the Japanese art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold — built on the idea that in embracing flaws and imperfections, you can create an even stronger, more beautiful piece of art."
Or may be not.