Need to repair a cracked (now two-piece) yixing lid.
Cheap pot -- not concerned about cosmetics.
Garden variety superglue?
Something else?
Cheap pot -- not concerned about cosmetics.
Garden variety superglue?
Something else?
recommended glue for a cracked yixing lid?
- Thread starter expatCanuck
- Start date
Some people seal cracks by boiling rice in it... but you may be a bit beyond that 
Toodlepip,
Hobbes
Toodlepip,
Hobbes
- Thread starter
- #3
Boiling rice in the lid?Some people seal cracks by boiling rice in it... but you may be a bit beyond that
I used crazyglue on my dragon egg, and it seems to be holding up just fine.
Would duct tape work?
Anything rated for ceramics should do, but I might want to check to make sure its food-safe once cured.
Anything rated for ceramics should do, but I might want to check to make sure its food-safe once cured.
The only thing I'd feel safe using to repair a crack is shellac cut with ethanol, and just coating the entire lid. The only problem is that shellac doesn't resist heat or water very well. Maybe you could drill out small holes in the lid and the broken piece, insert pins or screws, and see if that holds it together?
- Thread starter
- #7
Duct tape works on anything -- the handyman's secret weapon.
Remember -- if your wife doesn't find you handsome, she should at least find you handy.
I think that any glue rated for pottery will do the trick and be safe enough for tea.
(Gorilla Glue if you brew monkey-picked)
(Gorilla Glue if you brew monkey-picked)
You told us that you were holding services for the dragon egg. I want my flowers back!
+1 on the superglue/crazyglue. It sticks like crazy! It cant be that bad for you if surgens use a type of crayglue to close cuts up with. Sorry about your crackpot
Those flowers were for me? I thought someone was wooing the old lady again. Hope my neighbor heals quickly, and does anyone know how to get cement out of a swimming pool quietly?
show me your dragon egg please?
