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Glue/cement- heat resistant for cookware
Posted: November 11th, 2019, 1:32 pm
by AleisterCrowley
Can anyone recommend a suitable heat resistant glue/cement to fix the slightly wobbly handle of a frying pan?
It doesn't need to support the weight, just gap fill (between handle and body of pan, so hot) and stop the rotation
Re: Glue/cement- heat resistant for cookware
Posted: November 11th, 2019, 6:05 pm
by MyNameIsUrl
Presumably you can't reduce the wobble by tightening a screw in the end of the handle? I think I would be looking for something automotive - you shouldn't need exhaust sealant, but something like a gasket material made for sumps/heads which should stand the temperature. Stuff I've used is a few pounds a tube (made by Loctite) and is great quality, but might be more than the pan's worth...
Re: Glue/cement- heat resistant for cookware
Posted: November 11th, 2019, 6:38 pm
by Redmires
Try Sugru - I swear by the stuff (no connection)
https://sugru.com/home-diy/how-to-make- ... -pans.htmlGood to 180C. Should be ok if no direct flame contact.
Re: Glue/cement- heat resistant for cookware
Posted: November 11th, 2019, 9:27 pm
by AleisterCrowley
I did tighten the screw in the handle which helped, but there's still a bit of rotation. It's not really a problem (yet), it just annoys me
It's a reasonably expensive Salter diamond tech jobbie
I will see what's available in the Loctite range next time I'm in Reading.
As the joint is against the pan body, I think I'd probably exceed the 180C limit for Sugru, particularly if I'm doing a steak...
Re: Glue/cement- heat resistant for cookware
Posted: November 12th, 2019, 2:04 am
by JoyofBricks8
Quick bit of welding? Couple of quick tack welds and the handle will be good for life. Pan coating may get a bit scorched but better that than having the handle fail and suffering third degree burns from hot liquid within?
Re: Glue/cement- heat resistant for cookware
Posted: November 12th, 2019, 7:24 am
by redsturgeon
Re: Glue/cement- heat resistant for cookware
Posted: November 12th, 2019, 12:19 pm
by bungeejumper
https://ovendoorglue.co.uk/. Yours for a fiver at
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151016647172No, seriously. We originally bought it for an oven door, but it's proved useful for all sorts of other hot spots. The blurb says it's good for 572 F (300 C), which ought to cover a frying pan handle - it claims that conventional epoxy glues like Araldite max out at 65 C, or 140 C for the higher temp versions.
Sticks to glass and steel very well, but doesn't like copper. (So what glue does?)
BJ
Re: Glue/cement- heat resistant for cookware
Posted: November 12th, 2019, 12:25 pm
by kempiejon
bungeejumper wrote:https://ovendoorglue.co.uk/. Yours for a fiver at
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151016647172No, seriously. We originally bought it for an oven door, but it's proved useful for all sorts of other hot spots. The blurb says it's good for 572 F (300 C), which ought to cover a frying pan handle - it claims that conventional epoxy glues like Araldite max out at 65 C, or 140 C for the higher temp versions.
Sticks to glass and steel very well, but doesn't like copper. (So what glue does?)
BJ
I was just about to suggest oven door gasket sealant and had found an amazon link. Like bungeejumper I found it has other uses once you have a tube.
Re: Glue/cement- heat resistant for cookware
Posted: November 12th, 2019, 2:17 pm
by AleisterCrowley
Thanks all, plenty to look at !
Re: Glue/cement- heat resistant for cookware
Posted: November 12th, 2019, 2:50 pm
by richlist
I should think the stuff used to stick tiles onto the space shuttle heat shield will work.
Re: Glue/cement- heat resistant for cookware
Posted: November 12th, 2019, 3:10 pm
by Watis
richlist wrote:I should think the stuff used to stick tiles onto the space shuttle heat shield will work.
Yeah - but the price . . .
It's out of this world!
Watis