Aug 27, 2018, 03:24 PM
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terragady | |
terragady Registered User Thread OP | Discussion Hey, you probably all heard of those glues, I think E6000 and E8000 is widely used here, but how about the others? How do they differ? I see that higher number has higher hardness and viscousity but the letter? T is epoxy? Which is better for which purpose? I did not really find a good information over the internet. I am gluying quite a lot and struggle to find best glue for some purpose sometimes like leather to plastic or rubber etc. Do you have some input about those cheap chinese glues? |
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Aug 29, 2018, 07:49 AM
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Schmeg | |
Schmeg Registered User | I use E6000 to glue canopies and windscreens to my projects. Works super awesome. I’m not familiar with the others. |
Aug 29, 2018, 02:16 PM
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BMatthews B for Bruce | it looks like the B series is actually a two part epoxy. But in looking up a few options to learn more about them the poor language in the explanations leave me with more questions than answers. For example a lot of the single component glues like the T7000 say it's an "epoxy" but it then goes on to say that it dries in 3 minutes and it's only a single part and it has highly flammable solvents and to keep away from sources of ignition. That sounds more like a solvent based glue that uses some sort of plastic bond with the solvent to dissolve it to a liquid state. In other words more like Sigment or Duco cements. And not an epoxy at all. It doesn't help that many of the tubes even with different numbers from at least one supplier that has a gray background colour have the phrase "Gravity Magic Rubber" on them despite different glues in the tubes. In fact the video below pretty well sums up my confusion at this whole line of E, T, L, F and then some X000 numbers to name this line of glues. The only encouraging thing is the difficulty the guy had with pulling his fingers apart from the still drying glue. Is there a good clear and grammatically readable web site on what each of these is supposed to be?
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Aug 29, 2018, 02:26 PM
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BMatthews B for Bruce | A couple of other videos do look encouraging. This one that glues to UHMW PE caps together that would not do well with many other glues looks encouraging. In particular for canopies and wind screens. Found a listing for the E6000 mentioned above that has some proper language that actually means something. Stays flexible and 5 minute working time. Between that and Schmeg's post saying it works well for canopies and wind screens I'm thinking I may need to try a tube of the stuff.
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Aug 29, 2018, 04:27 PM
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Soarmark | |
Soarmark Mark LSF # 3792 | Wow, Bruce we keep bumping into each other today. Anyway, I have only tried the E6000 and don't know anything about the others. Here's my take on E6000. First I never have been pleased with GOOP. Here in my house it skins over before I can join the parts most times. Many say E6000 is like GOOP. However, I have had much better results with E6000, at least for some uses it has worked. It is not an "instant" glue in my experience, neither is GOOP. I was leary to try it until I found a card in Walmart of 4 small tubes for not much money. Bought a card and have used most of one so far. I usually go to more traditional adhesives I know to work from experience. |
Aug 29, 2018, 07:17 PM
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BMatthews | |
BMatthews B for Bruce | I've got Goop as well. It sticks pretty well to a wide variety of things but as you say one needs to work pretty quickly or it skins over. And that makes cleaning up a bit of a mess I'm happy with my traditional glues for most things but anything that can glue HDPE together and stick well has a place in my shop. I've got nothing that will do that. |
Aug 30, 2018, 07:46 AM
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terragady | |
terragady Registered User Thread OP | I have ordered few of those glues and will test them, if you wish some special application let me know I will test that. |
Sep 24, 2019, 01:42 PM
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martin555 | |
martin555 I COLLECT flyaway&lost drones! | I got the B-7000 glue stick like this (FREAKY video) https://youtu.be/xEsJ3J3H6ZU?t=122 with google I found: E6000, F6000 and B6000 are solvent based adhesives which in laymans terms means that once the solvent has evaporated from the polymer, the adhesive has cured. The main difference between all three will be the ratio of ingredients, so in effect, the adhesives aren’t really that different from each other. However, because the ingredient list is normally kept secret I’m not privy to the information of their exact makeup, but I can guarantee that the ingredients will be the same, just in different ratios for different requirements hence why they have different codes. B7000 however is a single component epoxy which makes it different from the other three in terms of application, look and dispensing as you won’t need such a well ventilated area to use this adhesive (Though you should still work in a ventilated area regardless!). But don’t be fooled, B7000 is still the same as a 2 part system except for the fact that both parts have been blended together and normally need an activator to cure (Oxygen, thermal etc). As for the question of similar glues, pretty much all the adhesives in the world, depending on their type will all follow similar recipes or components and will just be different depending on what component is used or the ratio in which the ingredients are mixed. |
Nov 12, 2020, 10:28 AM
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Tencent | |
Tencent Registered User | I also have this question. I am trying to buy an adhesive to seal the screen on my phone. I read that either t7000 or b6000 would work. I bought e6000 but it says its a permanent bond. Not sure if this is what I am supposed to use. Anyone got any ideas? |
Nov 12, 2020, 01:22 PM
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RCpilot7974 | |
RCpilot7974 Registered User | e6000 is good stuff for certain applications...loose rubber soles on athletic shoes...perhaps canopies...ive used it for general stuff...not necessarily in the RCM hobby....any updates? |
Nov 12, 2020, 09:52 PM
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RDJeff | |
RDJeff Registered User | I use it to glue servo extensions together, and it does it very well. It's also a available in black. I keep finding other uses for it. |
Nov 13, 2020, 10:46 AM
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RCpilot7974 | |
RCpilot7974 Registered User | Quote: Originally Posted by RDJeff I use it to glue servo extensions together, and it does it very well. It's also a available in black. I keep finding other uses for it. good use...all it takes is a dab...sometimes when im soldering multiple wires a circuit board, ill smother on some hot glue , to help isolate the wires....e6000 would really work in hot glues place |
Mar 15, 2022, 09:06 AM
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BryceVR | |
BryceVR I'll always be an amateaur | https://www.zhanlidaadhesive.com/whi...v=6cc98ba2045f This might help with your problems |
Dec 01, 2023, 10:44 AM
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Payarra | |
Payarra Registered User | are any of these epoxies odorless? I used the T8000 for fly fishing streamer heads, it works amazing but STINKS to the point that I can't use it. Are the E series any different? |
Dec 11, 2023, 08:55 AM
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Blueblaze | |
Blueblaze Registered User | All I know is -- contrary to what you may read elsewhere on this site -- E6000 is definitely NOT foam safe! I know this because after reading that it was, I used it to glue a balsa sheet joiner over the center wing joint of my "FrankenStik" (a plane I recently built from a couple of foam wings someone gave me). I wanted to use rubber bands to hold the wing on, so I glued some balsa on to support the rubber bands. I used some masking tape to hold the balsa sheet in place while the glue dried. When I removed the tape, I discovered that it had eaten a 1/4" deep track on both sides, where I'd laid down a bead. E6000 is definitely NOT a replacement for hot glue or canopy glue if you're using it on a foamy. |
