Glass Mosaic Tile Art: Is Weldbond Really the

Making wonderful glass mosaic tile art is a piece of cake! Let me show you exactly. Which type of adhesive is best for mosaics? It depends on your base material, mosaic method, whether you're working horizontally on a table or vertically on a wall, whether your mosaic is exposed to moisture, and personal preference. Many websites and articles say Weldbond is the best adhesive for indoor mosaics and it really is the preferred glue of professional mosaic artists worldwide. I'm the kind of guy who enjoys to ask, 'Why?' I'm compelled to dig deeper, so my question is: Superior to simply Weldbond so more comfortable than other polyvinyl acetate (PVA) glues (commonly known as white glue), like Elmer's Glue All of the? If you're like me, you wonder, 'Why do so many mosaic websites say Weldbond is the best mosaic glue, but none of them fully explain what makes it better or why it's better?' Do not think know, maybe one mosaic artist heard something about Weldbond and regurgitated it to another artist without knowing the chemical facts. Maybe a mosaic supply salesman makes a bigger profit selling a 4-ounce bottle of Weldbond for $4.50 than a nine.5-ounce bottle of Elmer's for only $1.50. Let's think with regards to it. White glues are set up from PVA emulsions. All basic PVA emulsions have the same properties: water-based, odorless, easy clean-up, colorless, relatively non-toxic, water resistant (not waterproof), and not too heat resistant compared to other adhesives. Varieties of PVA glues can be developed by adding small amounts of materials to improve specific characteristics. For example, simple clay can improve the glue's high temperature strength. However, distinctions between in varieties aren't that great if too much extra material is added, the glue's adhering properties unacceptably challenge. I tried ascertain the chemical properties of Weldbond and Elmer's, but I couldn't find anything that fully defines elements. The Elmer's website says their ingredients are proprietary, view it assume Weldbond's ingredients are also exclusive. I also couldn't find independent laboratory test results that define Weldbond's shear strength, adhesion strength, and cohesion strength. (The key word is 'independent.') Same for Elmer's. Therefore, I couldn't compare the two to determine if truly is stronger than the other in shear, adhesion, and cohesion capability. For our indoor mosaic applications, will we really care if one brand is stronger than the other by a ga-zillion Pascals? (A Pascal is an unit of pressure similar to one Newton per square-meter.) I don't think so. For example, do we care that one brand might support pounds of two elephants while the other brand might support only one? Obviously not. All we care about is generally if the glue can effectively hold a small piece of glass tessera that weighs less than an oz . to our base material without extreme external forces acting on it (e.g., forces such as walking on it or beating it with a hammer). So, when it comes to of strength, a person we choose getting in touch with use Weldbond or Elmer's for our simple, light-duty, indoor, mosaic art process? The answer is easy--perform our own unscientific experiment. Read the eBook to see particulars and results of my experiment and learn which brand performed better. You'll be surprised at the effects. The eBook also explains more about PVA glue, so you'll understand a brand new possible to manufacture one brand significantly better than another brand. So, rare still remains: For that indoor glass mosaic art, is it worth it to spend $4.50 for a 4-ounce bottle of Weldbond instead of $1.50 for a 7.5-ounce bottle of Elmer's? Read the ebook! Remember, making mosaic art is easy. You can accomplish this. Yes, foods high in protein! Bill Enslen has created glass mosaic art and mosaic table art for 30 prolonged time. His new ebook gives you step-by-step details for creating your own mosaic projects. Visit his website and see the free sample chapters. Let him show should do is decide how easy it often is. With Bill's help, you should do it. Yes, you can!