[Jewelry making - Article 00134] - Re: [Orchid] Gorilla Glue

[The Doctor]

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>     Has anyone tried Gorilla Glue 

    I have, Beth. I tried it with a broken cane, a favorite of mine that
    is a dragon carved from mahogany. I don't have the bottle in front of
    me, but I seem to remember the instructions saying something about
    both surfaces needing to be wet. Also, it does expand a lot, just as
    they say on the label. After drying, the glue did swell quite a bit
    all the way around the joint and looked...well, frothy, for lack of a
    better term. 

    After trying two-part epoxy and carpenter's glue, the cane has held
    together better with Gorilla Glue so far, but it really was a pain
    trying to clean up the join where the glue swelled around the entire
    edge. Also, Gorilla Glue dries with a distinct yellow color. 

    So far, I've only found it useful in one jewelry application; A
    woman came to me with a sterling silver ring that was basically a
    disc that had been curved with a forming block and drilled to accept
    around 30 round mother-of-pearl inlays. This top was soldered onto a
    square wire undergallery attached to a shank. After rolling the
    sheet, scribing the lines and circles, centerpunching and drilling
    the holes for the inlay, forming the curve, making the undergallery,
    etc., etc. (she wanted hers in 14k), I used a ball bur to round out
    the drill holes, then used the Gorilla Glue to affix some small (3mm)
    m-o-p cabochons I got from Rio (they just discontinued them), then
    sanded the cabs flush and polished with Zam and a muslin buff. It
    worked quite well, and I expect it to last at least her lifetime. 

    The reason I used the Gorilla Glue on this project was because the
    original ring in sterling had a lot of glue dripping underneath, and
    she didn't mind her 14k version having the same. Of course, it would
    have been better to avoid it, but that wouldn't have afforded me the
    chance to try this glue in a jewelry situation. I have yet to find
    another job where it would suit better than good ol' 330 epoxy. 

James S. Duncan, G.G.
James in SoFL

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