Glue for broken mug handle?

:The handle broke off my favorite mug which is made from white clay. It's :very hard for me to find a mug I like that's as big as I like, and this :one will do until I find another. Trouble is the handle broke off and I :use this thing for hot coffee (can't hold it without a handle). Can I :use some kind of epoxy or cynoacrylate and get lasting results? Is there :a better glue? Any tips? : :The handle broke pretty close to the cylinder itself, so it will get :fairly hot, maybe up to 160 fahrenheit. I've used epoxies (have several) :and various super glues (have a few of these including pre-glue :conditioner) for years but thought I would ask before experimenting on :my favorite mug. : :Thanks for any help or suggestions! : :Dan

I've been doing a few Google Groups searches and found a post recommending Gorilla Glue. Is this a good idea? I don't have much experience gluing ceramics. Thanks!

Dan

epoxy will work far better.

:> :The handle broke off my favorite mug which is made from white clay. It's :> :very hard for me to find a mug I like that's as big as I like, and this :> :one will do until I find another. Trouble is the handle broke off and I :> :use this thing for hot coffee (can't hold it without a handle). Can I :> :use some kind of epoxy or cynoacrylate and get lasting results? Is there :> :a better glue? Any tips? :> : :> :The handle broke pretty close to the cylinder itself, so it will get :> :fairly hot, maybe up to 160 fahrenheit. I've used epoxies (have several) :> :and various super glues (have a few of these including pre-glue :> :conditioner) for years but thought I would ask before experimenting on :> :my favorite mug. :> : :> :Thanks for any help or suggestions! :> : :> :Dan :>

:> I've been doing a few Google Groups searches and found a post :> recommending Gorilla Glue. Is this a good idea? I don't have much :> experience gluing ceramics. Thanks! :>

:> Dan : :epoxy will work far better.

Great news. Thanks. I will bring back the GG, which is way too expensive anyay, $7 for the smallest size and I'd probably never use the rest as it has a shelf life opened of less than a year.

Any tips on the epoxy? There are many kinds. I sometimes add some steel grindings to epoxy to increase the strength. I have slow and fast set epoxies, the slower ones pretty old but I suppose they're OK. :

In article , Dan Musicant writes

Slow is usually stronger.

If you do decide to use a mug with a repaired handle, be prepared for the mug to fall in your lap when you least suspect it. You may be better off, safety wise, by starting to look for a replacement mug. Steve in Tampa, Florida

:If you do decide to use a mug with a repaired handle, be prepared for the :mug to fall in your lap when you least suspect it. You may be better off, :safety wise, by starting to look for a replacement mug. Steve in Tampa, :Florida

Thanks, Steve. Good tip!!! LOL!

And, yes, I'm still scouting around for a replacement mug, darn it. I have a coffee pot that produces a serving size that's just a little more than all my mugs can comfortably handle without a risk of spills if you aren't careful. I used to throw but don't nowadays or I would have made my own long ago. I did go back and make a bowl some years ago when I needed one and I could do so with a mug, but a good mug is harder to make than a bowl if you're fussy.

I was in Tampa in early July, and a nice 2-3 days it was. Got treated to a couple of nice thunderstorms.

Coffee in my lap, etc.!! That's hysterical BEFORE it happens. You are completely right! I think I'll forgo the repair entirely.

:> The handle broke pretty close to the cylinder itself, so it will get :> fairly hot, maybe up to 160 fahrenheit. I've used epoxies (have several) :> and various super glues (have a few of these including pre-glue :> conditioner) for years but thought I would ask before experimenting on :> my favorite mug. :>

:> Thanks for any help or suggestions! :>

:> Dan :>

The best epoxy I have found is called 'J-B Weld'. It is rated for high temperatures like engine blocks. It is a little less runny than most epoxies. The only problem for you is that it is grey when mixed, so it might show the seam on your white mug.

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Perhaps this would be the occasion to add something like some copper filings to the epoxy and make a feature of the join, after all it on a part of the vessel which doesn't touch you lips.......does it?

:If you do decide to use a mug with a repaired handle, be prepared for the :mug to fall in your lap when you least suspect it. You may be better off, :safety wise, by starting to look for a replacement mug. Steve in Tampa, :Florida

I decided the risk of the cup separating from the handle while filled with hot coffee was prohibitive. I've found another mug, fortunately. This one actually looks like a largish beer stein, but is reasonably light and not unhandsome. Cheers!! :)

Dan

:> The handle broke pretty close to the cylinder itself, so it will get :> fairly hot, maybe up to 160 fahrenheit. I've used epoxies (have several) :> and various super glues (have a few of these including pre-glue :> conditioner) for years but thought I would ask before experimenting on :> my favorite mug. :>

:> Thanks for any help or suggestions! :>

:> Dan