Benoit Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 Hello, I'm new here and this is my new post I have an urgent question and not so much time to experiment. Hope anybody can give me a proper guidance. I'm making a vase aprox 70cm High, my oven is not big enough so someone told me you can attach the pieces after. I made the vase in one part and the legs in another. The idea is to glaze the parts separately and put them together later. The vase weighs more than 5 kg and the legs I think a little less. Is epoxy really that strong? Both the base of the vase and the top of the legs do not have glaze, would there be a problem using epoxy there? My oven has a capacity of 70 liters and it doesn't fit to make it in one piece. Thank you very much, I await your comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 The epoxy will bond better if you rough up the areas to be joined. Like score them as though you're going to join them with slip. And yes, epoxy is pretty strong stuff. Benoit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 Is the vase designed that only the legs need to be separate, or can it be designed so that the base/legs are like a trivet that’s incorporated into the design? It would leave the need for adhesive out entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benoit Posted October 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2022 (edited) El jarrón está diseñado en 2 partes porque no cabe en mi horno. Así que hice una especie de plato en la parte inferior para poder tener un poco de espacio para que el jarrón se colocara allí. Un amigo me acaba de hablar de Araldite. ¿Hay alguna marca o producto que me puedan recomendar? muchas gracias *English translation added by Moderators, via Google Translate. The vase is designed in 2 parts because it does not fit in my oven. So I made a kind of plate at the bottom so I could have a little space for the vase to be placed there. A friend just told me about Araldite. Is there a brand or product that you can recommend to me? Thanks a lot Edited October 15, 2022 by Callie Beller Diesel English translation added by Moderator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted October 15, 2022 Report Share Posted October 15, 2022 Looks like the area you want to join is uneven. You may consider using an epoxy putty to fill in the join between the two pieces and as @neilestricksuggested roughen up the top of the pedestal and the bottom of the vase to allow greater power to the epoxy join. best, Pres Rae Reich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kielb Posted October 15, 2022 Report Share Posted October 15, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Benoit said: Un amigo me acaba de hablar de Araldite. ¿Hay alguna marca o producto que me puedan recomendar? Amazon? Internet? I have used these with good result. Edited October 15, 2022 by Bill Kielb Rae Reich, Benoit and Pres 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted October 15, 2022 Report Share Posted October 15, 2022 Twenty years ago I made a sculpture that was of a woman holding flowers, it twice as large as the sculpture in your photo. it also had a pedestal that it sat on. I took it to a show it was suppose to be exhibited in. They told me unless I glued it to the base I won't be able to show it, I was not sure about gluing it much easier to move in two pieces. My husband came up with the idea of double sided carpet tape. They agreed to the tape, when we removed the sculpture several weeks later the bust and base wouldn't separate. The tape area was bisque not glazed, it has been twenty years and they are still stuck together. Denice Benoit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benoit Posted October 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2022 What kind of tape u were using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benoit Posted October 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 Ok so by the moment i have this 2 things. which one do u think is better? i also attached pics of the surface Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kielb Posted October 16, 2022 Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 The epoxy, top picture. Squeeze out on in a mixing area or on a mixing pad you can throw away, mix thoroughly for 1 minute then apply everywhere you need it, even to fill gaps. Set items together accurately and wipe all excess neatly off with mineral spirits or similar. Pres 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted October 16, 2022 Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 I agree with @Bill Kielbas two part epoxies have better adherence to all sorts of surfaces. best, Pres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 The double sided carpet tape is a foam tape that is sticky on both sides, it was a generic brand. I would stick to a epoxy glue because you have a glaze on one of the halves and I don't think the tape would stick that well to glaze. Denice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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