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Posted by Steve Lusardi on May 12, 2008, 3:27 am
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Yes, it works, but 3M 5200 works MUCH better as an adhesive and it hardens
up 20 points harder than RTV on the Shore "A" scale and it's paintable.
Steve
> While experimenting with making rubber moulds from silicone caulking I
> bought in Home Depot (not even the good stuff!) I found that the compound
> adhered to mild steel with indecent tenacity. I had to throw two objects
> away because the "mould" adhered to them in spite of my best efforts to
> remove it.
>
> I filed this experience for future reference. If one needed a strong joint
> of two metal components with some "give", this seems worth considering.
>
> Has anyone used silicone caulking or similar such to join metals?
>
> --
> Michael Koblic,
> Campbell River, BC
>
>
>
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> bought in Home Depot (not even the good stuff!) I found that the compound
> adhered to mild steel with indecent tenacity. I had to throw two objects
> away because the "mould" adhered to them in spite of my best efforts to
> remove it.
>
> I filed this experience for future reference. If one needed a strong joint
> of two metal components with some "give", this seems worth considering.
>
> Has anyone used silicone caulking or similar such to join metals?
>
> --
> Michael Koblic,
> Campbell River, BC
>
>
>