Don't buy super glue, make it yourself in 2 minutes from vinegar!

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[broderickelliott]

I'm not a chemist, but I'm pretty sure pectin, water, vinegar and glycerin don't add up to cyanoacrylate. Also, basic school glue is adequate for all dry wood gluing applications. Furthermore, unless formulated as cyanoacrylate gel (another mystery to which chemistry holds the key), super glue isn't that thick and is never opaque like that regardless. Finally, super glue is activated by moisture. The moisture in air or ones' breathe is enough to catalyze it. I'm impressed by the apparent success in glueing glass, but whatever kind of glue was made here, it fails to demonstrate the properties of super glue. Super glue should set in 30-60 seconds and achieve full strength in a matter of minutes, which is what it was invented for. The two hour clamp time is outrageous even for Elmer's school glue (except in sub-optimal temperature). Will baking soda accelerate this glue? It will accelerate super glue.

[Mike-bhsh]

This is NOT super glue.
This is a variation of HIDE GLUE.
Hide glue is a great reversible glue we use for veneering and antique repair.

This particular type is more of a book binding glue. It should remain more flexible than simple hide glue.

Hide glue is simply a large quantity of gelatin dissolved in water. The glue must remain hot while in use as it will gel as it gets cold and then harden.

It appears the use of glycerin and vinegar here is to help it remain liquid at lower temperatures as well as stay flexible.

[SmorgaBoards-xree]

Super glue is the common eponym for CA glues which are based on cyanoacrylates, typically ethyl cyanoacrylate; C6H7NO2 aka ECA. It's useful because it very rapidly polymerizes in the presence of moisture, and it's prepared by the condensation of formaldehyde with ethyl cyanACETATE; C5H7NO2 via the following exothermic reaction:

NCCH2CO2C2H5 + CH2O → H2C=C(CN)CO2C2H5 + H2O

What you made was bootleg hide glue aka "natural" glue and tbh it was impressive and may have some specific use cases where it would possibly be preferred, but off the shelf CA glue will most definitely be cheaper.

[rontocknell]

Gelatin CAN be used as an inferior substitute for hide glue at a pinch. But hide glue is NOT superglue. Any moisture will loosen the glue joint. It is no use for gluing any material except wood or paper/card. It is used for veneers but is vulnerable to moisture. Hide glue is only suitable for wood if incorporated with well cut wood joints. You can't just glue to pieces of wood together and expect it to hold. Also, I would advise anyone NOT to heat water in a glass jar with a blowtorch! To dissolve hide glue correctly, the glue/water mix must be heated in a double boiler (the glue mix in a pan that is held in a larger pan of boiling water).
This is utter nonsense!

[johnpacino]

Thanks for showing this natural non toxic glue. We have too much plastics in our world so this is an amazing alternative! 👍

[JesusPrice]

The point of super glue is not to clamp anything down for 2 hours. Thanks for the tip of making glue though.

[repent]

It would be cheaper to go to the dollar tree store, and by three tubes of super glue for $1.25 than to buy glycerin and vinegar.

[sherryannwight]

Organic glue ..am impress ..no poisonous ingredients.Thank you for sharing Paul.

[Elcerebro]

i had studied super Gluaecyano acrylate as a chemist and I can tell you this man's recipe has nothing to do with crazy glue cyanoacrylate what he is doing is paper glue similar to egg yolk which was used as a glue in the old days and other high school glue but never super glue .again super glue is Cyanoacrylate, which is an acrylic monomer that transforms to a plastic state after curing.general chemical formula is CH2=C(CN)CO2R, with R representing an organic—e.g., methyl (CH3)—molecular group. Owing to the highly polar nature of the nitrile (CN) and ester (RCOOR) groups, the two most famous scientists about cyanoacrylate are Dr. Coover who worked for Eastman Kodak and Professor Dr. Khadry Galil an Egyptian in Canada who did extensive research on cyanoacrylate and because of him dr galil Brain aneurysms were successfully treated with Cyano Acrylate

[charlessterzel]

Thank you. Whatever glue it is, it seems a lot better than many commercially available glues. Also quick to make. I will use it for many of my applications.

[coot]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't super glue usually dry in seconds.

[benjaminhawthorne]

Now, spread some on the top of your construction helmet and stick it to the In beam of a skyscraper like they did on the "Crazy Glue" commercial and we'll see if it holds you from splattering on the pavement below! 😅

[catman]

if you have to clamp it and wait for it to dry it's not super glue, and you can do the same thing with Elmer's Glue

[growinjoy]

This is awesome. I love that this diy glue is so useful and strong and everything you need sits in the pantry.

[nolabayemake]

Thanks for this information.
I will use it for my project

[thefinalfrontier]

Almost nothing in life is so hard that it cannot be made harder if you try.

[MSRRCF]

It is not super glue but i learnt something useful for me. I will buy gelatin in bulk :-). There is white egg glue too, garlic one, rabbit one. To used old prooved techniques is not a shame !

[ProudDad]

I did the math and the items being bought at Amazon brakes down to:
Distilled water 1 gallon = $2.19
Vinegar 75% 1 gallon=$44.98
Gelatin 32ct= $14.42
Glycerin 1 gallon=$14.42

Total for each batch: $.71
Distilled water= $.02
Vinegar =$.18
Gelatin =$.45
Glycerin= $.062

[mangakamotlomelo]

You're talented thanks for sharing may God bless you

[dracoargentum]

I wonder if the creator here realizes that if this was superglue, the entire container would have been ruined within the first five seconds, as the entire container makes contact with moisture in the air, and starts to cure.

I wonder if the creator knows the difference between Cyanoacrylates and Hide Glue, or does he think "Hey, they are both sticky..."