Bottle stopper help...

[opfoto]

Just curious to those that make bottle stoppers:

Do you glue them together?
If you do, do you use Gorilla glue, CA, or something else?

Thanks,

 

[micharms]

Which kind of stopper are you making? If it is the silicone type I use a small amount of aquarium silicone to glue the stopper to the dowel. I didn't start doing this until some starting separating when people were removing them from the bottle.

Michael

 

[opfoto]

I have these, the 301 threaded style from http://www.torne-lignum.com/ that I got when Ruth was in the area 2 weekends ago at The Totally Turning 2011 Symposium in Saratoga, NY.

I am also concerned that they may come apart during use.

 

[micharms]

I've never glued the stainless stoppers. The threads have always been very secure but there isn't any reason you can't.

Michael

 

[kevrob]

I do glue and I just use the same 5 minute epoxy that I use to glue in my pen tubes.

 

[ren-lathe]

I put a small amount of CA on the threads when I assemble. I use Ruth's stopper all the time, The lower "profile" & stainless construction is unbeatable.

 

[crabcreekind]

The best way is mix up some epoxy and put it on the threads. and it gives you some time to work with it.

 

[broitblat]

I also tend to use a drop or 2 of (medium) CA when assembling.

-Barry

 

[monophoto]

When I first started, I found that my drilling was too casual, and I needed to put some glue on the stud before screwing the metal stopper onto the turned top. I usually used polyurethane glue. But as I learned what I was doing, the drilling/tapping got better, and today I prefer to not glue them together.

I haven't made any of the dowel/silicone variety yet. But I do have one that my wife bought at a craft sale many years ago. The actual user experience is that the silicone condom does want to work its way off, and applying a bit of glue would make sense.

 

[monark88]

As for me, I don't use any glue. If I was to continue using chrome stoppers, I really wouldn't suggest glue. Stainless, maybe. Just my 2 cents.
Russ

 

[beck3906]

I thinking about gluing mine together. I'm getting tired of folks unscrewing the stopper looking for the place an ink refill goes.