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    Sponge
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    Hey there, I'm getting occasional bearing slip from one of the lollipops
    on my uni.

    In lollipops, bearings are pressed in and completely surrounded by the
    lollipop, so I thought perhaps adding some sort of glue to the bearing
    surface would help it stay locked inside the lollipop? I don't really
    care if it gets stuck in there forever, but will some sort of bonding
    liquid like Araldite be able to lock a bearing inside a lollipop
    forever?

    I know superglue isn't going to work, but how about Araldite? Is there
    any araldite out there that comes in the form of a simple liquid like
    superglue would? I have seen some araldite kits but they are rather
    hasslesome to use due to there being 2 different liquids needing to be
    used one after the first.

    Any ideas? Would it work? I know little about araldite, so information
    would be really helpful.

    Thanks

    In short: I'm essentially after something that'll 'glue' my bearing
    inside the lollipop permanently, is there anything else out there apart
    from araldite?

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  2. Det-riot
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    you could try red loctite.

    i use this stuff at home for mteal-metal gluing. idk if yo can get it
    in the UK though.

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    yeah you can get it in the UK, but I always used to think that red
    locitite (or studlock) was mainly for seizing threads together
    powerfully. I remember applying it to a bolt and i could never screw
    the bolt out again.

    But does that stuff work for actually bonding a metal to another metal
    TIGHTLY? not just threads?

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    But does that stuff work for actually bonding a metal to another metal
    TIGHTLY? not just threads?

    yeah. It was recommended to me by a construction worker who was
    working on my house. To prove how well it worked he stuck a hammer to
    some aluminum scrap metal. It was stuck so strong that i couldnt pull
    it off after about 20min of drying time

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    Sponge said:

    I know superglue isn't going to work, but how about Araldite? Is there
    any araldite out there that comes in the form of a simple liquid like
    superglue would? I have seen some araldite kits but they are rather
    hasslesome to use due to there being 2 different liquids needing to be
    used one after the first.

    Why do you think super glue won't work? Correctly prepared it should be
    stronger than alraldite and is more suitable as it's intended to be
    used in a pretty thin layer whereas epoxies require some bulk of
    material. However cleaning and the surfaces and washing with the
    appropriate alcohols might be quite tricky. Either way you're going to
    have to get the bearings out to glue the surface and then press them
    back in. Locktite make a product called sleeve retainer which is
    designed for pretty much your purpose, i believe it's a 1 pack
    cyanoacrylate rather than an epoxy.

    And incidentally in the araldite two pack kits, they are not used one
    after the other, you squeeze out equal amounts from each tube and mix
    them before applying to the job, if you've got a scrap of cardboard and
    a matchstick it's no hassle, I did it yesterday as it happens.

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  6. Sponge
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    I felt I needed to bring this back up.

    Basically, I'm now at the point of ordering some sort of 'glue' for the
    lollipops. Right now, Loctite 641 bearing fill seems to be a rather
    good option for doing the job. http://www.homershams.co.nz/a_641.htm

    However, I'm not really an engineer so a lot of jargon such as
    'retaining' isn't something I'm familiar with.

    In short, I'm after *some sort of liquid that will keep my bearings
    STUCK tight inside the lollipop holders* so that they don't slip out of
    the the lollipops after time. I normally see superglue as a sticky
    compound that goes crusty when dried, are there any other superglue
    products that Loctite make that are suitable for the job? Some
    super-super glue for metal-metal bonding essentially?

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    anyone?

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    Would some kind of shim work?

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  9. Sponge
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    No way, the bearing is already tight to fit inside the lollipop, all I
    need is a suitable glue of some sort to properly bond the outer bearing
    surface ring to the inside of the lollipop.

    Once that's done, the uni's perfect.

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    Try some Metal Epoxy yet?

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  11. Sponge
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    Not yet, but i just googled it, and Maplins stock them... there is a
    Maplins not too far from me!

    Steel epoxy, it is described as on their site. I'm hoping this'll do
    the trick I want it to do. I know that sometimes gluing metals together
    creates stronger bonds than welding (on some parts of aircraft and
    cars), is this the sort of stuff that is used? Or is epoxy considered
    as a weak yet cheap glue for metal-metal bonding?

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