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I have heard Of an "epoxy" that will hold pot metal together. Any Ideas ?

phonofaninfl wrote:I have heard Of an "epoxy" that will hold pot metal together. Any Ideas ?

I have used JB-Weld successfully in the past.

Andreas

Whether it would work on all formulations of potmetal I can't say, but I used super glue to repair the back of a pot metal reproducer on a lateral cut adopter for a Pathé machine and it has held well for a couple of years now.

Clay

If the part has a broken piece, I use JB weld with great success. If the part has hairline cracks, I use ACC(super glue) making sure it flows into the cracks. After it dries, I keep applying it until the part is smooth. Then I carefully sand it until everything is smooth on it.
Harvey Kravitz

I have also used JB-Weld with great success, it was on a load bearing part too (part of a Heineman tone-arm that is under spring tension).