Fossil Maniac Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Hello! I have a Drotops armartus fossil and some of the spines are broken off which glue would work best? Thank all of you for any help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjfriend Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 I usually use a superglue 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Yes, a good quality superglue (cyanoacrylate) is usually perfect for this type of Moroccan trilobite. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 but you need to use a very small amount. Are you familiar with the scratch technique of applying very small quantities of superglue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Galasphere Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 On 6/3/2022 at 8:53 AM, jpc said: but you need to use a very small amount. Are you familiar with the scratch technique of applying very small quantities of superglue? I'm not familiar with that technique. I'm interested in hearing more about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Maniac Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 On 6/3/2022 at 8:53 AM, jpc said: but you need to use a very small amount. Are you familiar with the scratch technique of applying very small quantities of superglue? No I am not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 14 minutes ago, Fossil Maniac said: No I am not. @jpc shared this tip with us some while back. To quote him: "Scratch: Take a piece of paperboard and drop a drop of glue on the bare side (not the side that tells you what cereal was in the box) and then with a very sharp dental pick or whatever scratch the glue spot lightly and you will pick up a few fibers with glue on them. If you are really lucky you will get a microdrop on the end of a fiber. But if I get to much glue I just tap the cardboard again to let it suck off the extra. Works pretty darn well. Paperboard, not corrugated cardboard. Using this I can reattach things like little cusps onto Cretaceous mammals teeth, assuming I can find the darn thing. " 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 thanks for finding that, Kane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Galasphere Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 16 hours ago, Kane said: @jpc shared this tip with us some while back. To quote him: " Scratch: Take a piece of paperboard and drop a drop of glue on the bare side (not the side that tells you what cereal was in the box) and then with a very sharp dental pick or whatever scratch the glue spot lightly and you will pick up a few fibers with glue on them. If you are really lucky you will get a microdrop on the end of a fiber. But if I get to much glue I just tap the cardboard again to let it suck off the extra. Works pretty darn well. Paperboard, not corrugated cardboard. Using this I can reattach things like little cusps onto Cretaceous mammals teeth, assuming I can find the darn thing. " Thanks for posting that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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