Graphite powder will work without the baking soda and still be just as strong, but it will take between 5 and 25 seconds to harden, depending on the particle size of the graphite, room temperature, humidity, etc. The baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) is an accelerant to the superglue (cyanoacrylate) and makes it harden much much faster. If you use just graphite powder, without the baking soda, you can actually mix it into a smooth paste and apply it... if you are fast enough... within 30 seconds. I prefer to mix graphite and baking soda in a 10:1 ratio giving just enough accelerant to insure a complete cure, but still giving me a couple of seconds work time. The graphite powder I use is 50 microns particle-size, but 44 microns will work just as well. I haven't tried the 37 micron powder (400 mesh), but it will probably work well with the thin superglue. One last thing: the thinnest superglue is best because it is able to completely soak into the powder before it hardens. The gel-superglue sits on top too long and forms a hard surface over the powder. However, if you use just graphite powder, without the baking soda, you can use gel-superglue and have time to stir it up and make a paste... but be quick about it. I hope this helps.
@@andrewford743 Yes. Good catch. It was my mistake. Baking soda comes in two forms: sodium bicarbonate and calcium carbonate. I meant sodium bicarbonate and I will fix that, Thanks.
Kendo I'm going to represent your Grannie for .01 Russian Ruble after she pulls out a .357 and puts you out of your misery. But with the size of your brain, all she'd need is a BB gun. Or maybe a fly swatter.
@@steveb804 my theory is that it introduces satan to your soul. like good is the reverse of evil so by forcing you to watch an inverted or reversed reality your being forced to accept evil. good luck to you
I just want to say thank you. I saw your videos using baking soda and super glue a few months back and I actually tried it out on a dome light for my truck. When I was removing the light during a headliner replacement, I managed to break off the plastic tab that holds the dome light in place. So it was either go to the junkyard hoping to find one in the same color or repair the broken tab. Tab is fixed and dome light is sitting pretty as ever. Thanks so much!
This is perfect timing for me. Thank you! I've made some folding knife scales out of antler, but have been concerned about the porosity of the exposed core. Graphite mixed with baking soda will do what I need it to do! Thank you!
If you watch both times, when he is drilling soda and then graphite you get same effect, but i thought as you exactly at start. I think its how camera captures fast motion of drill. It kind of looks reversed.
Its a recording rate anomaly. Like a car tire appearing to spin backwards when the car is moving forwards. Nyquist Theorem fits in this conversation somewhere.
When I worked at a pool store I used a product called Fehrer Guard or Gard. No longer available. I’m a chemist and it looks like that product used powdered glass with instant glue. Built repairs in pool pump housings that were extremely strong. Do one with glass. I still have a little glass powder left and it works well with current glues.
I just fixed my circular saw bottom guard. Saved me from spending another $150+ on a new saw! Thanks for your brilliance! I am going to try metal shavings next
Did you try metal shavings? I've got a broken glow plug I am trying to remove so it's kinda like a bolt without the hex head on it. Some people weld nuts to them to remove them but I don't have a welder so I thought of trying graphite or mixing it with steel powder.
Yes. Definitely still available at hardware stores. I use the graphite powder lube by mixing it with lacquer and coating the inside of the pickup and switch bay to shield electronics (pickups, pots etc.) in electric guitars. Once the coating is connected to the guitar's ground unwanted noise and feedback are greatly reduced.
Oh I definitely use graphite powder for lubricant as it doesn’t attract anything like grease or oils do. I used to use it exclusively in shotguns with some exceptions. And oh yes it’s still available.
@@diverdannavyvet9672 Hoorah Diver Dan. I'm 53 years old. Been playing guitar for 35 years. I know tons of little trickery for getting better playability and sounds out of my instruments and tech...you just hit me with one that makes perfect sense and I've never even heard of it before. Hell yeah man. Thank you. To be specific you mean a clear, liquid enamel when you say lacquer? Am I correct in that? Any application tricks you can share I'd be grateful.
Ergo: A mix of Carbon and Cyanoacrylate is a seriously STRONG adhesive bond. Just keep those fumes away from your eyes and don’t get to stuck onto it! Although Acetone will deboned you, as it’s used in Nail Polish remover. A thoroughly good and simple video. Many thanks!
Only plastic resins, epoxies, cements, and powders related to manufacturing, molding, and fabrication. As for any other... nothing you'd want to inhale. I'm more square than a 90 degree angle.
@@Hammersmithblues Yes, but sometimes you want to fix something without going out, so using a pencil just sitting around to fix it right then and there, i could see me doing that. :)
Interesting about the graphite. Might be that graphite molecules are larger than those of the bicarbonate, or that graphite inter-atomic bonds are notoriously strong. Also, graphite molecules have a plethora of pi electron clouds above and below the molecular sheets that might be interacting with the superglue moieties via van der Waals or London forces. Well presented in an approachable wort of way. Thanks.
Yes, indeed. After seeing this I tried it on a broken brass piece and it works very well indeed. To save yourself a lot of time though, you've no need to shave a pencil if you get some Dry Powdered Graphite, of the type used to dry lubricate locks which is available online.
don't let the strobe effect of a rotating object fool you. A camera with a "shutter" (mechanical or electronic) takes an image at a certain constant instant and will make the perceived image appear to change speed and rotational direction. Watch a spinning flywheel as it changes speed.
@@shable1436 it's an illusion. I slowed it down to .07 and for the baking soda one, you could see more of the drill. The highest part looked like it was going one way and the tip looked like it was going the other.
So my wife’s key fob broke again, the little plastic loop. I fixed it before with JB weld. Was thinking about filling it in this time and drilling instead of just repairing the little plastic loop. Then I wake this morning and come across this video which just posted 6 hours ago! Friggin crazy and amazing! Doing this tonight and I have all the materials lol
Also available as West System 423, a graphite additive/filler recommended for use in West epoxy systems used to build boats. However, the TDS shows it as being 80-100% carbon, so it MAY have some other additive compounds as well.
I prefer to mix acrylic powder (the type used in artificial nail salons) with CA. It’s less messy than graphite and super accurate when shaping with a sanding stick.
And there's a good reason that happens. CA glue bonds easiest to slightly damp protein - human skin. I've glued myself together, to my workbench, to my workpiece, even my floor. Thoughtful planning and careful execution achieves good results with no unfortunate gluing of body parts.
Wow who knew graphite would be so strong! Thank you for sharing your ideas and discoveries. I've already used the baking soda method to create crazy strong bonds to unbondable surfaces.
@@terrafirma9328 well graphite alone isn't the strongest structured carbon. That would probably go to the nano tube or graphene. But this is the probably the best DIY powder for CA.
And just in case you don't look up Wagon-Wheel effect - the frame rate of the camera can make things look weird when they spin really fast. For example, helicopters can look like the blades are turning really really slowly. So don't even try to judge what direction things are spinning when watching a video.
I have to wonder how graphene powder or just straight graphite powder would compare. Is there a difference between harder (more clay, less graphite) and softer (more graphite, less clay) pencil leads?
That's awesome. The Baking soda give it quick dry ability and the graphite gives it strength. I bet a lower percent of baking soda will work which will give it more graphite strength. Further testing is needed with different ratios.
Wondering if in your opinion different strengths or ingrediant combinations across super glues makes any difference, or does a plain run of the mill super glue suffice. does gel and liquid have the same affect. Sincerely
Anyone else notice how easy the baking soda bond breaks compared to the baking soda video that was uploaded? If the screw bent for the lead bond I wonder how much weight it would hold
3:07 Looks like you have some experience grinding powders with flat objects 🤣 Joking aside, thank you for your greatly useful tips. You helped me to do some repairs with these inexpensive and great performance methods, saving money on expensive epoxy resins. Just subscribed 👏🏻✌🏻
A vote for more videos like this: Testing the “hacks”. Of course, making creative and always at least somewhat functional gadgets from inexpensive materials and components will always be the lifeblood of this channel. So I don’t expect a lot of this kind of content, just every now and again.
@@shable1436 So when you see a car going fast on tv, and the wheels spin backwards when it gets to a certain speed, do you think it’s going 50mph in reverse suddenly?
Until the magnesium mix gets too close to a flame after the repair... Or the aluminum, but if it gets hot enough I don't think worrying about the repair will be an issue.
Either one will work, but there's nothing better than to use something that has strands in it, that will make it a lot stronger, steel wool is one of them
@@ianmontgomery7534 Yep. I tried that a few months ago, after seeing a YT video about using cotton balls and CA glue. I didn't have any cotton balls or cotton batten on hand, but did have a box of (mostly) cotton dryer lint. It worked like a charm - very strong.
Definitely in my bucket list, i used to repair broken Hinges in laptops using baking powder, looks ugly especially on black laptops but its on the inside so doesn't matter.
Wow. Thanks for that. You just helped me solve an adhesion problem that has been a serious pain in my ass for too long. I haven't even tried it yet but I know it's going to work to perfection. I have another project that it may be useful with provided there is no expansion and this method can be used on a casting of aluminum and magnesium. Is there any expansion that you measured? Can this be used on an aluminum/magnesium casting? Thanks again. I've been using the super glue/baking soda trick for years. This is a new level. 🙋👍
Are you thinking expansion upon setting, or thermal expansion? You'll just have to do an experiment for the setting expansion. The overall CTE - coefficient of expansion - will be a combination of the ingredients. So, the glue is basically plastic when it sets up - about 35e-6 in/in/deg F. The filler is whatever it is. The overall CTE will be a combination of the CTE's and the proportions. The trick is knowing what the proportions are.
Graphite heats up a lot if you use enough on top of flammable materials you are in for a fire. Also the test on fumes of all of these are unaccounted for, best to do it outside if you must
Could a combination of cement powder or sand powder with the superglue be used for sidewalk repairs? Currently if a major crack is encountered, the repair cost is very high because of all the processes involved, vis City comes and 1) put totem safety barriers around the sidewalk 2) jackhammer to break the piece of sidewalk 3) excavate the sidewalk pieces and put in crushed rock. 4) Create forms for the new sidewalk 5) Pour the new sidewalk cement and do finishing (lines, levelling, etc). 6) Cleanup. Average hours, about 1/2 day with a team of between 2 and 3 people. Glue patch repair. 1) put totem protective barriers around. 2) Put down sheet onto which you put some sand and then 3) Take some sand, some glue, mix togetherand put into the repair area. 4) Repeat 3) as necessary 5) smooth and to the patch dry overnight 6) remove totem safety barriers. I believe that the latter repair will survive heaving, frost, -20C, salt from ice protection sand/salt spreader Labour for the patch is about 1 person / half day. and material cost about 1/10th to 1/20th of pad replacement method.
Charcoal powder and hide glue was used to simulate ebony in early musical instrument making decorations. I have tried this mixture and the results are quite impressive.
They say that the most important part of concrete isn't the lime, but is the filler you use. The same is true for most composites (like these are technically composites).
I have to thank you because I first repaired the lawnmower accelerator and then the microwave opening button with baking soda and cyanoacrylate glue. If I hadn't seen your video I would have had to throw away the microwave because that spare part cannot be found. Thanks, you're a genius.
It is a shame here in Czech republic superglue is sold only in super tiny bottles and costs so much that such experiments are totally cost prohibitive.
ABS SHEET. If I can get this mix to securely glue MOTORCYCLE bodywork... you will be my hero of all time. So far, NOTHING I have tried over 40 years will create a reliable ABS bond, (perhaps full fiberglass, ok, maybe)
Bet you’re right, there’s another video where they made a small wrench from super glue and baking soda. Could make your own key copies, but if it beaks in the lock, problems…
More simple. In the instance of gear teeth broken out, make wax mold of correct teeth, remove gear and rotate to where teeth void are, pour in powder & tap to settle, pour in water thin Superglue to harden & solidify, de-mould, DONE!!!
show, top, I understood very well the difference between glue and graphite, bicarbonate and cigarette ash. I liked and subscribed to the channel 👏👏👏👏 I'm in Minas Gerais/Brazil
Is the resultant bond affected by high heat / steam? I have a saddle-shaped pot lid handle that came loose from the posts it connects to through a glass pot lid. I'd used just baking soda and superglue previously and it worked but degraded over time and use.
I really love the sped up sound when you fast forward the tool sounds! it never fails to make me giggle like a little girl! thanks for the great ideas - keep em coming!
Great illustration. I need to repair a patio umbrella holder and will definitely use this technique. Obviously I will be outdoors however I think I would recommend to anyone trying this indoors to do so in a well-ventilated area with a mask it appears as though this does create fumes
I wonder if it would work on tires when u get a nail in your tire or for a fan belt when it breaks? It would be a good hack for people stuck on the side of the road.
graphite absorbs less of the super glue...with graphite you would better off using a two part epoxy..i use the clear stuff from harbor freight..the set time is longer so you can make a slurry out of it if you want. .with epoxy you can use fine metal chips crushed silicates for ceramics..sawdust for wood, etc. ive repaired many holes in aluminum that way.....graphite and aluminum are also conductive for repairing traces.
I think epoxy is better for any porous-surface application than these home-brews, no doubt. But, it sure does seem that cyanoacrylate adheres to plastic resins better than most any other adhesive--which is saying a lot, since very little can stick to common plastics s/a HDPE and PETE. (I know epoxy itself is a resin but there are so many things that use that name it's too generic to be of use, AFAIK. Would love a chemical engineer's input, though.)
Thanks, @@Marcoosianism. Could you group the widely-encountered resins into low- and high-energy? Such as PETE and other polyesters, HDPE, LDPE, polycarbonate, polyamides s/a nylon, PVC, and polypropylene?
Or just buy graphite powder. Some art supply stores have it, also just read elsewhere in the thread that it’s used as an automotive lubricant in some circumstances.
Where do you buy your glue? I only get old glue that will dry out in the bottle after a couple of month. I can see on the bottle that they have expired too 😢
Graphite powder will work without the baking soda and still be just as strong, but it will take between 5 and 25 seconds to harden, depending on the particle size of the graphite, room temperature, humidity, etc. The baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) is an accelerant to the superglue (cyanoacrylate) and makes it harden much much faster. If you use just graphite powder, without the baking soda, you can actually mix it into a smooth paste and apply it... if you are fast enough... within 30 seconds. I prefer to mix graphite and baking soda in a 10:1 ratio giving just enough accelerant to insure a complete cure, but still giving me a couple of seconds work time. The graphite powder I use is 50 microns particle-size, but 44 microns will work just as well. I haven't tried the 37 micron powder (400 mesh), but it will probably work well with the thin superglue. One last thing: the thinnest superglue is best because it is able to completely soak into the powder before it hardens. The gel-superglue sits on top too long and forms a hard surface over the powder. However, if you use just graphite powder, without the baking soda, you can use gel-superglue and have time to stir it up and make a paste... but be quick about it. I hope this helps.
Which suoerglue is best?
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Did you call baking soda calcium carbonate?
Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate (sodium hydrogen carbonate).
@@andrewford743 Yes. Good catch. It was my mistake. Baking soda comes in two forms: sodium bicarbonate and calcium carbonate. I meant sodium bicarbonate and I will fix that, Thanks.
Tried this on my grandmother’s broken hip … worked a charm! Shoved her down the stairs and it still held tight! 👍
That's great stuff!
I'm going to see if it works with my grandma
Kendo I'm going to represent your Grannie for .01 Russian Ruble after she pulls out a .357 and puts you out of your misery. But with the size of your brain, all she'd need is a BB gun. Or maybe a fly swatter.
@kendo5862: 😹😆😹🤣😹😂😹😆😹🤣😹😂😹😆😹🤣😹😂😹😆😹🤣😹😂😹
She's lucky to have such a caring grandchild.
You guys are perverted, disgusting, and sick. I like that.
Amazing! If you spin the drill backwards it won't drill into the graphite! WOW!
Other videos have this weirdness. The video is mirrored somehow. Watching guys twisting left to tighten is confusing
That was an easy thing to notice.
@@edwardpedley8813 yeah it was. But what’s the purpose having a mirrored video?
@@steveb804 my theory is that it introduces satan to your soul. like good is the reverse of evil so by forcing you to watch an inverted or reversed reality your being forced to accept evil. good luck to you
@@truthoverlies6434 don’t go flush a toilet in Australia. Might start a backwards time portal
@ 1:01 Drilling backwards on the graphite does prove it's harder to drill 😀
Does look stronger though
Video is fast forwarding, that's just the stroboscopic effect (drill spins faster than the frame rate)
@M. Gengo look at the video again it does for both of them and then adjust the frame rate to 1/4 speed
@MGengo100 I also would say its the same in both cases.
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@M. Gengo it does the effect both times, notice that the effect gets more prominent as the drill speeds up each time
Yes reverse..
I just want to say thank you. I saw your videos using baking soda and super glue a few months back and I actually tried it out on a dome light for my truck. When I was removing the light during a headliner replacement, I managed to break off the plastic tab that holds the dome light in place. So it was either go to the junkyard hoping to find one in the same color or repair the broken tab. Tab is fixed and dome light is sitting pretty as ever. Thanks so much!
Keep in mind that once graphite is added to the 'mix' the 'mix' becomes conductive re: electricity.
think its conductive enough to complete a tiny circuit..? like if i need to make a circuit board pad thicker but solder wont work..?
@@user5.56 give it a try on a test board and let us know please.
Copper paint would be an easy option and an excellent conductor
@@user5.56 It may work. Years ago I did that trick to overclock an Athlon XP CPU. It wasn't perfect, since I had to reapply it some months after
@@user5.56 unlikely, I tried it with epoxy, no good, quite a high resistance. Might be good for resistors if prepared to shave it down.
This is perfect timing for me. Thank you! I've made some folding knife scales out of antler, but have been concerned about the porosity of the exposed core. Graphite mixed with baking soda will do what I need it to do! Thank you!
Do 10:1 graphite powder to baking soda and use thin ca glue though
Whoa whoa whoa....I just fixed EVERYTHING in my house with your first video using only baking soda, then you drop this on me, come on man.
🤣
Research more than one way
Just break everything and fix it again ;-)
Baking soda is white and is better aesthetically. So, it has its merits
@@rc-fannl7364 😂😅🤣
this just baffles me how this guy is obsessed with mixing superglue with powdered substances
OCD... could be...
Obsession is how you become a master.
Tesla was obsessed with electricity, Einstein was obsessed with how the universe worked and interacted etc.
@@scroopynooperz9051 ykw you're absolutely right
@@scroopynooperz9051 yeah exactly 💯
Waiting for the day he tries with cocaine
With the drill set to forward, it drills into both.
With the drill set to reverse, it drills into neither.
_mind blown!_ 🤯
I saw that too... haha
If you watch both times, when he is drilling soda and then graphite you get same effect, but i thought as you exactly at start. I think its how camera captures fast motion of drill. It kind of looks reversed.
@@xeltatman I put it to minim speed and it still looked reversers but like you said it may be the frames per sec with the camera messing with it.
ok thought i was the only one cstching that
Its a recording rate anomaly.
Like a car tire appearing to spin
backwards when the car is moving forwards.
Nyquist Theorem fits in this conversation somewhere.
The baking soda idea was very cool. This is something else.
Cheers! Thank you👍
Is there a non flamable glue or a flame retardent glue that works as good? Also cinnomon witu superglue is a good combo
PERFECT TIMING!
My mother in law broke her axle running up a curb. I'll be sure to try this.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
You must hate your mother in law. :)
you mean try it on the axle? or the mother in law?
So you're gonna glue her to the passenger seat? 😜
I had to read that twice, I thought you said ankle.
When I worked at a pool store I used a product called Fehrer Guard or Gard. No longer available. I’m a chemist and it looks like that product used powdered glass with instant glue. Built repairs in pool pump housings that were extremely strong. Do one with glass. I still have a little glass powder left and it works well with current glues.
Possibly fiber glass
I love this idea. I've often wondered how to get a darker/black repair. Thanks, for sharing.
I just fixed my circular saw bottom guard. Saved me from spending another $150+ on a new saw! Thanks for your brilliance! I am going to try metal shavings next
Metal shavings won't work. The superglue needs carbon or carbonate particles to react and form a strong bond.
@@shrujanamsyama9940 How about 1 x part carbon, 1 x part baking soda and 1 x part metal shavings?
Did you try metal shavings? I've got a broken glow plug I am trying to remove so it's kinda like a bolt without the hex head on it. Some people weld nuts to them to remove them but I don't have a welder so I thought of trying graphite or mixing it with steel powder.
@@eedom69 It has to do with the chemical reaction. You could try it
Would Graphite Powder used for “lubricating” locks also work? Guess I’ll have to see if it’s still available and try it out.
Yes. Definitely still available at hardware stores. I use the graphite powder lube by mixing it with lacquer and coating the inside of the pickup and switch bay to shield electronics (pickups, pots etc.) in electric guitars. Once the coating is connected to the guitar's ground unwanted noise and feedback are greatly reduced.
Oh I definitely use graphite powder for lubricant as it doesn’t attract anything like grease or oils do. I used to use it exclusively in shotguns with some exceptions. And oh yes it’s still available.
@@diverdannavyvet9672 Hoorah Diver Dan. I'm 53 years old. Been playing guitar for 35 years. I know tons of little trickery for getting better playability and sounds out of my instruments and tech...you just hit me with one that makes perfect sense and I've never even heard of it before. Hell yeah man. Thank you. To be specific you mean a clear, liquid enamel when you say lacquer? Am I correct in that? Any application tricks you can share I'd be grateful.
It should work even better, because pencil leads are made with a combination of graphite + clay
Now.I'm wondering which is best lubricant, seasoned cast iron, graphene or teflon
Ergo: A mix of Carbon and Cyanoacrylate is a seriously STRONG adhesive bond. Just keep those fumes away from your eyes and don’t get to stuck onto it! Although Acetone will deboned you, as it’s used in Nail Polish remover. A thoroughly good and simple video. Many thanks!
I don't want to get deboned! :(
Why did it break easily at 3:48 ?
Now there’s a man who really knows how to chop lines of powder 😂
ahahahahahahahahha
Only plastic resins, epoxies, cements, and powders related to manufacturing, molding, and fabrication. As for any other... nothing you'd want to inhale. I'm more square than a 90 degree angle.
Makes a good bit of rock too it seems
Ouch!😂😂😂
@@notyourbusinessreallyisit9495 put that in your pvc pipe and smoke it.
You can buy graphite powder. Its a dry lubricant for locks etc.
You can also buy pieces without a wood layer - though you'll pay art-store prices for it. Still many times smarter than carving a pencil with a blade.
@@Hammersmithblues Yes, but sometimes you want to fix something without going out, so using a pencil just sitting around to fix it right then and there, i could see me doing that. :)
Yeah I got a while pot on Amazon the other day for a fiver. Sorted my sticky luck right out
Interesting about the graphite. Might be that graphite molecules are larger than those of the bicarbonate, or that graphite inter-atomic bonds are notoriously strong. Also, graphite molecules have a plethora of pi electron clouds above and below the molecular sheets that might be interacting with the superglue moieties via van der Waals or London forces. Well presented in an approachable wort of way. Thanks.
"I understood some of those words."
I was looking for this comment. As I was watching this video, I wondered if this is why graphene in theory is so strong, because of the graphite.
😂🤣😂🤣😂Your a tool!!
Pencil lead also has a fair amount ot clay. Clay, like baking soda, wood, cotton and flesh, may also catalize the polymerizarion erizarion of CA
my thoughts exactly aka what he said. bazinga
"FORGET THE BAKING SODA!!"
*adds baking soda* 👁️👄👁️
This guy reinventing the whole composites industry
Yes, indeed. After seeing this I tried it on a broken brass piece and it works very well indeed. To save yourself a lot of time though, you've no need to shave a pencil if you get some Dry Powdered Graphite, of the type used to dry lubricate locks which is available online.
That's what I thought, it's realy easy to find, no need to all this work
Yeah but if you need a quick fix a pencil will do lol
Thanks mate!
One step that is critical to any glued object, very important to sand all pcs where the glue will be applied.
Your sick😛😛
I wonder what your thoughts be like on a daily basis. These vids are insane. Thanks for the tricks and tips you offer.
don't let the strobe effect of a rotating object fool you. A camera with a "shutter" (mechanical or electronic) takes an image at a certain constant instant and will make the perceived image appear to change speed and rotational direction. Watch a spinning flywheel as it changes speed.
Same with film and video of car tires in motion. They seem to be spinning backward because of the shutter speed and frame rate.
No it was literally in reverse if you watch the tip
@@shable1436 it's an illusion. I slowed it down to .07 and for the baking soda one, you could see more of the drill. The highest part looked like it was going one way and the tip looked like it was going the other.
Basic science some people don't get it if you drive and ever look another car wheel speed changes make the wheel appear to be going backwards 😁😁😁😁
Those strobing lites... They told me to go rob a bank...
So my wife’s key fob broke again, the little plastic loop. I fixed it before with JB weld. Was thinking about filling it in this time and drilling instead of just repairing the little plastic loop. Then I wake this morning and come across this video which just posted 6 hours ago! Friggin crazy and amazing! Doing this tonight and I have all the materials lol
So, updates please??
Yes, please post back with how it went once you've done it
Haven’t done it yet. My life’s crazy. I will soon promise thanks for the replies!
UP..
I am waiting the updates...
Please....
Powdered graphite is available as a lubricant in a tube form and it’s much easier to work with than sandpapering a pencil.
Also available as West System 423, a graphite additive/filler recommended for use in West epoxy systems used to build boats. However, the TDS shows it as being 80-100% carbon, so it MAY have some other additive compounds as well.
I prefer to mix acrylic powder (the type used in artificial nail salons) with CA. It’s less messy than graphite and super accurate when shaping with a sanding stick.
Acrylic can also be chemically welded with Methylene Chloride!!!
Is it is strong as the graphite or charcoal
I’ve always wondered, how often you’ve accidentally glued your fingers together?
And there's a good reason that happens. CA glue bonds easiest to slightly damp protein - human skin. I've glued myself together, to my workbench, to my workpiece, even my floor. Thoughtful planning and careful execution achieves good results with no unfortunate gluing of body parts.
use cajuput oil (eucalyptus oil) to release
It's important to do these things in a very well ventilated area as the emitted gases are toxic.
You afraid of a little toxic smoke bud?
@@UltimaOnlineAlpha Well, I didn't pay into those pensions all those years just to die before I get most of it back again...
Wow who knew graphite would be so strong! Thank you for sharing your ideas and discoveries. I've already used the baking soda method to create crazy strong bonds to unbondable surfaces.
Graphite(carbon) is the strongest substance known
@@terrafirma9328 well graphite alone isn't the strongest structured carbon. That would probably go to the nano tube or graphene. But this is the probably the best DIY powder for CA.
@@Theeslickness Graphene crystal diamonds then.
I love how he ran the drill in reverse on the pencil solution 🤣
Look up Wagon-Wheel Effect.
And just in case you don't look up Wagon-Wheel effect - the frame rate of the camera can make things look weird when they spin really fast. For example, helicopters can look like the blades are turning really really slowly. So don't even try to judge what direction things are spinning when watching a video.
It's the "Wagon-Wheel Effect" and it looks exactly the same with the Baking Soda solution.
@@mirror1675 I agree, I was wondering that? Would slow motion give the correct illusion?
@@joeshmoe7789 Click or press on the gear icon for settings. Then you can change the playback speed.
Wow! Basically you’ve made carbon fiber?!Thanks! 🌞🎅🏻🎉
I have to wonder how graphene powder or just straight graphite powder would compare. Is there a difference between harder (more clay, less graphite) and softer (more graphite, less clay) pencil leads?
Find out for yourself, you lazy sod.
‘forget the baking soda;’ proceeds to use baking soda.
That's awesome. The Baking soda give it quick dry ability and the graphite gives it strength. I bet a lower percent of baking soda will work which will give it more graphite strength. Further testing is needed with different ratios.
Where is the best place to get graphite for this (besides a pencil)?
The black barr in the center of the power cells is made of graphite
Zinc Carbon battery cells have a graphite rod
@@jonathangaliano2617 powdered graphite lubricant.
So you get that by mixing pencil graphite with baking soda?
Wondering if in your opinion different strengths or ingrediant combinations across super glues makes any difference, or does a plain run of the mill super glue suffice. does gel and liquid have the same affect. Sincerely
Anyone else notice how easy the baking soda bond breaks compared to the baking soda video that was uploaded? If the screw bent for the lead bond I wonder how much weight it would hold
Graphite.
You can also buy graphite powder as a metallic lubricant, it'll save you the hassle of processing it into powder
@@nathana5549 or a graphite "art stick" (a v. thick pencil graphite without any wood). Grind some as you need it.
I was thinking exactly the same. In the other video baking soda kept the screw somehow better compared to that video
@Marc'O Dada well I have done both now and neither of them hold like they do in his video. But still pretty solid
3:07 Looks like you have some experience grinding powders with flat objects 🤣
Joking aside, thank you for your greatly useful tips. You helped me to do some repairs with these inexpensive and great performance methods, saving money on expensive epoxy resins. Just subscribed 👏🏻✌🏻
😂 😜
A vote for more videos like this: Testing the “hacks”. Of course, making creative and always at least somewhat functional gadgets from inexpensive materials and components will always be the lifeblood of this channel. So I don’t expect a lot of this kind of content, just every now and again.
I want to glue fiberglass tub crack, is this good for it
In a previous vdo you did hang 28lbs on the screw glued on with baking soda, now you can easily break it off with pliers.
Did I miss something ?
do you assume an adult male can exert more than 28lbs of downward force?
Yes it's all bullshit 😂 watch the reverse drill trick he pulled
Exactly!
@@shable1436 So when you see a car going fast on tv, and the wheels spin backwards when it gets to a certain speed, do you think it’s going 50mph in reverse suddenly?
Yes. It’s called tensile strength dear :) it applies different pressure compared to using just brute force.
Magnesium or aluminium powder with Super Glue also works really well.
Until the magnesium mix gets too close to a flame after the repair...
Or the aluminum, but if it gets hot enough I don't think worrying about the repair will be an issue.
Add some plaster of paris and you have thermite... be careful.
I hope I never need to know this but on the other hand, I hope I need to use this someday.
Either one will work, but there's nothing better than to use something that has strands in it, that will make it a lot stronger, steel wool is one of them
how about the fluff from your clothes dryer?
@@ianmontgomery7534 Yep. I tried that a few months ago, after seeing a YT video about using cotton balls and CA glue. I didn't have any cotton balls or cotton batten on hand, but did have a box of (mostly) cotton dryer lint. It worked like a charm - very strong.
Asbestos it is!
Bro Today i fix an old table with my father i show this to him and he was amazed thanks alot !! greetings from chile !
What is the best ratio of bicarbonate and graphite?
Definitely in my bucket list, i used to repair broken Hinges in laptops using baking powder, looks ugly especially on black laptops but its on the inside so doesn't matter.
What are the best proportions of graphite to baking soda to get best adhesive?
Wow. Thanks for that. You just helped me solve an adhesion problem that has been a serious pain in my ass for too long. I haven't even tried it yet but I know it's going to work to perfection. I have another project that it may be useful with provided there is no expansion and this method can be used on a casting of aluminum and magnesium. Is there any expansion that you measured? Can this be used on an aluminum/magnesium casting? Thanks again. I've been using the super glue/baking soda trick for years. This is a new level. 🙋👍
Are you thinking expansion upon setting, or thermal expansion? You'll just have to do an experiment for the setting expansion.
The overall CTE - coefficient of expansion - will be a combination of the ingredients. So, the glue is basically plastic when it sets up - about 35e-6 in/in/deg F. The filler is whatever it is. The overall CTE will be a combination of the CTE's and the proportions. The trick is knowing what the proportions are.
Graphite heats up a lot if you use enough on top of flammable materials you are in for a fire. Also the test on fumes of all of these are unaccounted for, best to do it outside if you must
Could a combination of cement powder or sand powder with the superglue be used for sidewalk repairs? Currently if a major crack is encountered, the repair cost is very high because of all the processes involved, vis
City comes and
1) put totem safety barriers around the sidewalk
2) jackhammer to break the piece of sidewalk
3) excavate the sidewalk pieces and put in crushed rock.
4) Create forms for the new sidewalk
5) Pour the new sidewalk cement and do finishing (lines, levelling, etc).
6) Cleanup. Average hours, about 1/2 day with a team of between 2 and 3 people.
Glue patch repair.
1) put totem protective barriers around.
2) Put down sheet onto which you put some sand and then
3) Take some sand, some glue, mix togetherand put into the repair area.
4) Repeat 3) as necessary
5) smooth and to the patch dry overnight
6) remove totem safety barriers.
I believe that the latter repair will survive heaving, frost, -20C, salt from ice protection sand/salt spreader
Labour for the patch is about 1 person / half day. and material cost about 1/10th to 1/20th of pad replacement method.
How do these compare to 2-pot adhesives or putty?
As a guess: significantly quicker to cure, but harder and more brittle than epoxy adhesives.
What about sanding / grinding it off? I mean, cool ENUF and bookmarked, but sometime you want to remove an excessive blob, right?
Inventor 101: Forget The Baking Soda
Also Inventor 101: Adds Baking Soda
Inventor 101: Why does my cocaine smell like baking sod... AWW DAMMIT!!!
I know right. My first thought
Indeed. I unsubscribed because of the click bait title.
@@AlexZander688 Oh my goodness. Don't get so offended that you throw the baby out with the bath water.
@@mc-sp8zr HAHAHAHA 😆😹😂😹🤣😹
I love how strong the baking soda was in the last video all of a sudden it’s pathetic 😂😂😂😂
Yeah right? And what about the ashes?
I like how you switched the drill speed to a lower setting on the lead.
How about testing charcoal powder (ground charcoal) to see the results?
Charcoal powder and hide glue was used to simulate ebony in early musical instrument making decorations. I have tried this mixture and the results are quite impressive.
OKAY..... OKAY..... I'm convinced already! 🤗
They say that the most important part of concrete isn't the lime, but is the filler you use. The same is true for most composites (like these are technically composites).
lime is added for work-ability Has no tensile strength..
I have to thank you because I first repaired the lawnmower accelerator and then the microwave opening button with baking soda and cyanoacrylate glue. If I hadn't seen your video I would have had to throw away the microwave because that spare part cannot be found. Thanks, you're a genius.
Brilliant now I have to look for something to fix!
It is a shame here in Czech republic superglue is sold only in super tiny bottles and costs so much that such experiments are totally cost prohibitive.
search online for kyanoakrylát and I think you'll find at 20g for like 2 euros or less
@@deontaywallaceescalade and cheap baking soda :)))
@@MrLupoiul OMG... in my country (Indonesia 🇮🇩), i can have 14 bottles for 2 USD. I am very lucky..
ABS SHEET. If I can get this mix to securely glue MOTORCYCLE bodywork... you will be my hero of all time. So far, NOTHING I have tried over 40 years will create a reliable ABS bond, (perhaps full fiberglass, ok, maybe)
Yeah! Who will be the first to load an industrial 3D printer with powdered pencil lead and super glue and build a house in an hour?
Hell of a lot of sanding🥵🤣
What Pencil Lead works best?
Graphite black to Clay ratio
Is there any particular super glue that should be used? Thank you for sharing this knowledge with all the content 👍
it's all the same ingredients I think, no matter what brand
From what it look like, thin super glue seems to work the best because it flows through the powder
The type of superglue used for this is always cyanoacrylate.
UHU glue doesn't work, must be cyanoacrylate based glue.
Check out Farm Project channel. He has an excellent discussion of super glues.
So would it be suitable for a mould making as in mould it and comes out of the shape?
Bet you’re right, there’s another video where they made a small wrench from super glue and baking soda. Could make your own key copies, but if it beaks in the lock, problems…
I've heard graphene is the future of strong material
How strong is this compared to 3d print? If it is stronger one could print the mold, spray wd40 and use this stuff for a part.
More simple. In the instance of gear teeth broken out, make wax mold of correct teeth, remove gear and rotate to where teeth void are, pour in powder & tap to settle, pour in water thin Superglue to harden & solidify, de-mould, DONE!!!
Or hey, you could just buy some two part epoxy and get the same or better results depending on which one you buy.
I have used 2 part epoxy and it just doesnt work like this appears to . I was amazed when he bent that screw on that bottle top.
@@stephenr1999 I saw that, why didn’t the plastic bottle neck bend before the screw? I’ll watch it again.
Thank you for the comparison video! 🙂
show, top, I understood very well the difference between glue and graphite, bicarbonate and cigarette ash. I liked and subscribed to the channel 👏👏👏👏
I'm in Minas Gerais/Brazil
What kind of superglue is this? It looks quite watery, the LOCTITE I have is very thick and gel like.
For gluing rocks together for aquascapes in fish tanks people use cigarette filters and super glue- it dries like rock.
Can I use the copper dust instead?
Have you tried the carbon / iron filling out of the self activating heat pads ?
nice idea...
Is the resultant bond affected by high heat / steam? I have a saddle-shaped pot lid handle that came loose from the posts it connects to through a glass pot lid. I'd used just baking soda and superglue previously and it worked but degraded over time and use.
Try mixing CA glue with diatomaceous earth. That's been my secret sauce. I want to see that test.
Is it possible to get the same effect with charcoal instead of graphite?
I really love the sped up sound when you fast forward the tool sounds! it never fails to make me giggle like a little girl! thanks for the great ideas - keep em coming!
What was the white powder that was added to the graphite? Just more baking soda?
Great illustration. I need to repair a patio umbrella holder and will definitely use this technique.
Obviously I will be outdoors however I think I would recommend to anyone trying this indoors to do so in a well-ventilated area with a mask it appears as though this does create fumes
Drilling in the right direction would be helping ;9
Great Video! 👏💯 Is it an equal parts ratio between the graphite and baking soda?
Graphene is the strongest, hardest and most recently made to be one of the most flexible materials known.
This isn’t graphene. The point of graphene is its strength at near-single-molecule thickness.
Poor man's carbonfiber.
Is there a non flamable glue or a flame retardent glue that works as good?
I wonder if it would work on tires when u get a nail in your tire or for a fan belt when it breaks? It would be a good hack for people stuck on the side of the road.
graphite absorbs less of the super glue...with graphite you would better off using a two part epoxy..i use the clear stuff from harbor freight..the set time is longer so you can make a slurry out of it if you want. .with epoxy you can use fine metal chips crushed silicates for ceramics..sawdust for wood, etc. ive repaired many holes in aluminum that way.....graphite and aluminum are also conductive for repairing traces.
I think epoxy is better for any porous-surface application than these home-brews, no doubt. But, it sure does seem that cyanoacrylate adheres to plastic resins better than most any other adhesive--which is saying a lot, since very little can stick to common plastics s/a HDPE and PETE. (I know epoxy itself is a resin but there are so many things that use that name it's too generic to be of use, AFAIK. Would love a chemical engineer's input, though.)
@@evandean3944 right after i watched this vid someone told ne about the graphite - baking soda mixture thing ...that might be the winner
Aluminium*
@@evandean3944 Cyanoacrylate bonds better to high energy plastics. Bonding to low energy plastics can be helped with a primer such as Loctite 770.
Thanks, @@Marcoosianism. Could you group the widely-encountered resins into low- and high-energy? Such as PETE and other polyesters, HDPE, LDPE, polycarbonate, polyamides s/a nylon, PVC, and polypropylene?
Is it a half graphite, half baking soda mix? What is the ratio?
He could’ve used a keyless Chuck drill to put the pencil in and spin it against the sandpaper. Much quicker.
I hire a tall red head with big boobs to sand my pencil. She gets all the graphite out.
Or just buy graphite powder. Some art supply stores have it, also just read elsewhere in the thread that it’s used as an automotive lubricant in some circumstances.
I already learned all this stuff back in my first week at MacGyver School.
“Forget the baking soda”…. Adds baking soda to graphite power… lol
Then uses the drill bit in reverse in the drill test 😂
it speeds up drying time
i often buy 5 micron glow in the dark powder and i’ve noticed that it’s much stronger than baking soda when mixed with super glue.
I'd like to see a comparison between regular charcoal and activated charcoal!
Or simple wood ash
Charcoal spare ribs
@@carcaridon I needed to glue something but you convinced me to get a beer and light the grill instead. Chores can wait another day.
Kiweeb: I want to see Superglue and Pixie Dust next.
Where do you buy your glue? I only get old glue that will dry out in the bottle after a couple of month. I can see on the bottle that they have expired too 😢
You should try graphene, boron nitride or diamond dust!
Hahaha
Good to know. Thank you!
Borracha vulcanizada em pó também é muito bom.
That's amazing!!! Think it would work on aluminum?