Thread: Advice for adhesive to bond aluminum cable guides to aluminum top tube
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Old 03-10-21 | 09:55 PM
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Vitus used Redux 203, an epoxy, to bond their 979 frames (patent US4479662A). This cross-references to Araldite 2011, which is readily available today.

J-B Weld is about 1/3 the tensile strength, but may be more flexible. Loctite "Magic Steel" has higher stated tensile than J-B, but I haven't used it.
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