Comments on: I’m Coming Unglued! (literally!)

By: Katie Heiselberg

Katie Heiselberg — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 23:27:20 +0000

I cannot endorse e6000 for earrings. If I wear glass cab earrings glued with e6000 for more than a couple weeks they literally will fall part in my hands. I had to do a recall for my business b/c that combo so consistently fails. Other applications (ring backs, bails for necklaces) are fine, but I guess being up against the oils of the ear are the problem. I’m now using a 2-part epoxy but just today has another set of earrings glued that way fall apart. I’m at my wits end, which is why I googled myself here. If anyone knows how to fuse an earring post into a glass piece, do share.

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 23:28:50 +0000

I used E6000 to bond a 2mm silver ring between 2 – 2.5mm gold rings & created a very nice 7mm pinky ring. 🙂

By: Tina

Tina — Tue, 22 May 2018 15:22:54 +0000

After being disappointed with all the suggestions on all the jewelry glues – I started using crazy glue. and found it works a lot better than any other glue..I sell costume jewelry in a flea market and in that environment glues just don’t hold. Went through years of gluing and re-gluing things over and over again. Not so much with crazy glue (or locktite) . The jewelry I make does not have stones that fall out (thankfully)..

By: Carla Aoyagi

Carla Aoyagi — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 04:36:21 +0000

older thread… but since I use E6000 glue and just basic jump rings… I dab a tiny bit of the e6000 on the closure if the ring… never had one fail.

By: Shari Lynn Gardner

Shari Lynn Gardner — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 09:11:02 +0000

I use 18 gauge jump rings…I have only been able to find them at
bsueboutiques.com/
This is also where I buy the majority of my supplies. Brenda Sue Lansdowne that is the owner of the business is so generous, and she even offers a gift package for newbies to her website. She also has the most fantastic creative group (bsue’s boutique creative group) on facebook with over 4000 members and she gives tips, tricks, history, video tutorials on youtube for free and a whole lot more. BTW,never use e6000 on foil back rhinestones, it eats through the foil. Only use G-Hypo Tube Cement.

By: Mel

Mel — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 06:55:37 +0000

I too are desperate to find a glue that works with sterling silver bails on fused glass pendants. I rough up the glass surface and the bail then clean with isopropyl alcohol. I have used E6000 which 90% of the time the bail will pop off. I have also used Loctite 319 with better results but still not great. I don’t get why it is so hard to keep bail and glass stuck together…it’s driving me CRAZY!!!

By: Cat Astrophy

Cat Astrophy — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 04:18:55 +0000

Learn how to solder. Proper jewelry techniques will always be your best choice plus your work will have higher quality and not look slapped together.

By: Sybella

Sybella — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 19:06:57 +0000

Oh, and I also meant to say that I do always scuff or even drill a little hole in the cabochon and/or earring post I am using and that seems to help keep it secure.

By: Sybella

Sybella — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 18:59:17 +0000

Hi, so many helpful comments here and I also want to say how great it is when I see others that create jewelry willing to share their tips and tricks with each other. What a great blog here!

To add further confirmation to previous comments, as another comment said I use the smelly E-6000, I happened to be sensitive to smells so I wish I could find a glue that worked as well and did not have such a strong odor, but there you go. It really works the best out of all the others I have tried. Most people are not bothered by it.

For jump rings I will only use Via Murano snapeez jump rings, as another suggested. They are based in USA and you can get a wholesale account with them. They are excellent quality and you can actually here them snap together and you do need jewelry pliers to get them to work, which in my opinion is a good thing because it shows in this case anyway the quality of the jump ring. I have always been wary if I see jump rings where I myself can simply move them with my own fingers. Via Murano also has a video to show you how that works. I have not had any problems using these, superb quality.

By: pam

pam — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 03:13:13 +0000

I am also a glass fuser. I only use Goop glue. I score a few small scratches on the glass where I’m going to put the bail, clean it with alcohol and apply Goop. After drying it will not come off.

By: Pauline Hager

Pauline Hager — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 16:42:33 +0000

I use Beacon 527 glue and that works real well for me.

By: Von Vonne

Von Vonne — Mon, 06 May 2013 22:58:55 +0000

Melody, thanks for the gauge recommendation on stainless steel rings; gotten a sample and thought they’d be too difficult to work with, but if I use a higher gauge than 16 it might work for me.

By: Sharon Gulezian

Sharon Gulezian — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:53:33 +0000

E-6000 for sure! I make Steampunk Jewelry now and this is what I use.
Believe me it will not come off! I am going to use it on my handmade jewelry if need be. good luck!

By: dawn Piepenburg

dawn Piepenburg — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:39:10 +0000

I only use Via Murano Snapeez jump rings. If you ‘close’ them so that you hear the snap, they do not come apart. They come in 6+ finishes AND are made in USA. Great product, great company!!!