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Originally Posted by sheepherder
Hugh Clark recommended Crazy Glue to me when I was looking to fix a grip...I've never used it...The instructions say it sets in under a minute; it takes me longer than that just to get the parts mated... 
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Rich, there are two consistencies of Crazy/super glue. The one we are most familiar with is the clear liquid. With it, you get one shot at putting the pieces together because there isn't any appreciable time to work with it--boom! It's set... I've used this when there is a crack, but not two pieces of wood that need to be aligned. It is runny enough to slurp considerably into the repair, and if you can flex the joint a little to help this action, be
quick about it. I have used it to fasten material onto the $1k X k chip area, however, buy clamping that level on the back to a block covered with a layer of plastic wrap, then sliding the patch up to it. The block makes sure the levels in back are flush, so one only needs to regulate the up/down, left/right aspects, which are clearly visible from above while the patch is positioned.
Then there's a relatively new formulation in clear gel form. It allows lots more working/positioning time and has enough body to fill small imperfections. When the parts fit together well, there's little, if any, crack visible afterwards. Good pressure while it sets also helps.