Got a few chipped items where I have kept the chipped out fragments (no doubt
there are tiny bits missing rather than a clean break) it's just cheap everyday
crockery, what's best repair? Milliput or araldite?

On 20/04/2022 14:53, Andy Burns wrote:
> Got a few chipped items where I have kept the chipped out fragments (no
> doubt there are tiny bits missing rather than a clean break) it's just
> cheap everyday crockery, what's best repair?  Milliput or araldite?
>
>
Superglue. I think crockery was the one thing it did work for.

On 20/04/2022 15:48, Pancho wrote:
> On 20/04/2022 14:53, Andy Burns wrote:
>> Got a few chipped items where I have kept the chipped out fragments
>> (no doubt there are tiny bits missing rather than a clean break) it's
>> just cheap everyday crockery, what's best repair?  Milliput or araldite?
>>
>>
> Superglue. I think crockery was the one thing it did work for.
Not advised for strength. Epoxy is good. White milliput for gap filling
or standard two part epoxy if you can clamp or tape. Stoving works well,
up to 100°C. Stoved epoxy will stand the same heat it was stoved at up
to boiling and a tad beyond.
Clean excess off before it sets with acetone or MEK.

mix epoxy as exactly and as thoroughly as possible.

--
“The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools.”

Herbert Spencer

On Wed, 20 Apr 2022 23:53:19 +1000, Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:

> Got a few chipped items where I have kept the chipped out fragments (no
> doubt there are tiny bits missing rather than a clean break) it's just
> cheap everyday crockery, what's best repair?

Buy a new one.

> Milliput or araldite?

Jock wrote:

> Andy Burns wrote:
>
>> Got a few chipped items
>
> Buy a new one.

long out of production, and not enough broken items to sling the lot out yet ...

On Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:48:46 +1000, Pancho
<Pancho.Dontmaileme@outlook.com> wrote:

> On 20/04/2022 14:53, Andy Burns wrote:
>> Got a few chipped items where I have kept the chipped out fragments (no
>> doubt there are tiny bits missing rather than a clean break) it's just
>> cheap everyday crockery, what's best repair? Milliput or araldite?
>>
> Superglue. I think crockery was the one thing it did work for.

That's bullshit, it works in plenty of other places and isnt
great for crockery repair.

On Wed, 20 Apr 2022 14:53:19 +0100, Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
wrote:

>Got a few chipped items where I have kept the chipped out fragments (no doubt
>there are tiny bits missing rather than a clean break) it's just cheap everyday
>crockery, what's best repair? Milliput or araldite?
>
If it was mine, I would use rapid araldite, applied very sparingly
with a pin. Superglue is too fast IMO and goes off before the chip is
bedded exactly into position, while ordinary Araldite tales too long.
Rapid araldite gives you about five minutes, neither too fast nor too
slow.

--
Chris

In article <op.1kxpwsz3c5duzs@pvr2.lan>,
Jock <kdj@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:48:46 +1000, Pancho
> <Pancho.Dontmaileme@outlook.com> wrote:

> > On 20/04/2022 14:53, Andy Burns wrote:
> >> Got a few chipped items where I have kept the chipped out fragments (no
> >> doubt there are tiny bits missing rather than a clean break) it's just
> >> cheap everyday crockery, what's best repair? Milliput or araldite?
> >>
> > Superglue. I think crockery was the one thing it did work for.

> That's bullshit, it works in plenty of other places and isnt
> great for crockery repair.

It was developed for sticking two bits of skin together

--
from KT24 in Surrey, England
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle

On Thu, 21 Apr 2022 03:12:09 +1000, Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:

> Jock wrote:
>
>> Andy Burns wrote:
>>
>>> Got a few chipped items
>> Buy a new one.
>
> long out of production, and not enough broken items to sling the lot out
> yet ...

But since you said it was cheap stuff, why does it have to match the
existing stuff ?

I wouldnt use repaired stuff myself.

On Thu, 21 Apr 2022 04:03:00 +1000, charles <charles@candehope.me.uk>
wrote:

> In article <op.1kxpwsz3c5duzs@pvr2.lan>,
> Jock <kdj@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:48:46 +1000, Pancho
>> <Pancho.Dontmaileme@outlook.com> wrote:
>
>> > On 20/04/2022 14:53, Andy Burns wrote:
>> >> Got a few chipped items where I have kept the chipped out fragments
>> (no
>> >> doubt there are tiny bits missing rather than a clean break) it's
>> just
>> >> cheap everyday crockery, what's best repair? Milliput or araldite?
>> >>
>> > Superglue. I think crockery was the one thing it did work for.
>
>> That's bullshit, it works in plenty of other places and isnt
>> great for crockery repair.
>
> It was developed for sticking two bits of skin together

Wrong
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanoacrylate#Development

It was later discovered to work fine with skin instead of
stitches and also is brilliant for making fingerprints visible.

One of the most stunning examples of very unexpected later uses.

On 20/04/2022 16:00, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 20/04/2022 15:48, Pancho wrote:
>> On 20/04/2022 14:53, Andy Burns wrote:
>>> Got a few chipped items where I have kept the chipped out fragments
>>> (no doubt there are tiny bits missing rather than a clean break) it's
>>> just cheap everyday crockery, what's best repair?  Milliput or araldite?
>>>
>>>
>> Superglue. I think crockery was the one thing it did work for.
> Not advised for strength. Epoxy is good. White milliput for gap filling
> or standard two part epoxy if you can clamp or tape. Stoving works well,
> up to 100°C. Stoved epoxy will stand the same heat it was stoved at up
> to boiling and a tad beyond.
> Clean excess off before it sets with acetone or MEK.
>
> mix epoxy as exactly and as thoroughly as possible.

+1

a trace of TiO2 pigment in to make it white helps hide the crack. Normal
araldite is translucent enough to look dirty brown or black. The
thinnest layer you can get away with so be sure to clamp the piece into
position - it goes very liquid just before it cures.

Aldi/Lidl sell a white epoxy every now and then for this very purpose.

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

Martin Brown wrote:

> Aldi/Lidl sell a white epoxy every now and then for this very purpose.

isn't milliput a white epoxy?

On Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 11:44:46 AM UTC+1, Andy Burns wrote:
> Martin Brown wrote:
>
> > Aldi/Lidl sell a white epoxy every now and then for this very purpose.
> isn't milliput a white epoxy?

It has a lot of filler in as well

In article <jccqspF6e0eU2@mid.individual.net>,
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
> Martin Brown wrote:

> > Aldi/Lidl sell a white epoxy every now and then for this very purpose.

> isn't milliput a white epoxy?

comes in various different colours, but, yes, it says it's an epoxy on the
packet.

--
from KT24 in Surrey, England
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle

On 20/04/2022 14:53, Andy Burns wrote:
> Got a few chipped items where I have kept the chipped out fragments (no
> doubt there are tiny bits missing rather than a clean break) it's just
> cheap everyday crockery, what's best repair?  Milliput or araldite?
>
>

Tell the BBC researchers that they are priceless family heirlooms
and the Repair Shop might do it for free.

On 21/04/2022 11:44, Andy Burns wrote:
> Martin Brown wrote:
>
>> Aldi/Lidl sell a white epoxy every now and then for this very purpose.
>
> isn't milliput a white epoxy?
yes it is, although other colours are available

--
WOKE is an acronym... Without Originality, Knowledge or Education.

On Fri, 22 Apr 2022 01:11:23 +1000, Andrew
<Andrew97d-junk@mybtinternet.com> wrote:

> On 20/04/2022 14:53, Andy Burns wrote:
>> Got a few chipped items where I have kept the chipped out fragments (no
>> doubt there are tiny bits missing rather than a clean break) it's just
>> cheap everyday crockery, what's best repair? Milliput or araldite?
>>
>
> Tell the BBC researchers that they are priceless family heirlooms
> and the Repair Shop might do it for free.

Unlikely when they see that it is just cheap everyday crockery.

On Fri, 22 Apr 2022 04:59:04 +1000, Jock <kdj@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Fri, 22 Apr 2022 01:11:23 +1000, Andrew
><Andrew97d-junk@mybtinternet.com> wrote:
>
>> On 20/04/2022 14:53, Andy Burns wrote:
>>> Got a few chipped items where I have kept the chipped out fragments (no
>>> doubt there are tiny bits missing rather than a clean break) it's just
>>> cheap everyday crockery, what's best repair? Milliput or araldite?
>>>
>>
>> Tell the BBC researchers that they are priceless family heirlooms
>> and the Repair Shop might do it for free.
>
>Unlikely when they see that it is just cheap everyday crockery.
They might if given a believable sob story and you can cry at will!
--
Dave W

On Fri, 22 Apr 2022 09:15:56 +1000, Dave W <davewi11@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> On Fri, 22 Apr 2022 04:59:04 +1000, Jock <kdj@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 22 Apr 2022 01:11:23 +1000, Andrew
>> <Andrew97d-junk@mybtinternet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 20/04/2022 14:53, Andy Burns wrote:
>>>> Got a few chipped items where I have kept the chipped out fragments
>>>> (no
>>>> doubt there are tiny bits missing rather than a clean break) it's just
>>>> cheap everyday crockery, what's best repair? Milliput or araldite?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Tell the BBC researchers that they are priceless family heirlooms
>>> and the Repair Shop might do it for free.
>>
>> Unlikely when they see that it is just cheap everyday crockery.
>
> They might if given a believable sob story

Like what. that that was the cup a loved relo
drank from just before it died ? I doubt it.

> and you can cry at will!

I don't cry at anyone.

Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
> Got a few chipped items where I have kept the chipped out fragments (no doubt
> there are tiny bits missing rather than a clean break) it's just cheap everyday
> crockery, what's best repair? Milliput or araldite?
>
>
>

If you have the bits and need adhesive, superglue with activator. Locktite
do one. The activator is a bit like a felt tip pen, you apply to one
surface from memory. Apply glue to the other face and push together. It
‘sets’ even more rapidly than normal.

I’m not normally a fan of super glue, especially for ceramics, but this
seems to work.