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Loctite adhesives are very expensive. I have been using a cheaper glue from the Polish Amtra company for many years, it's called Bondini. It is a Brazilian glue, which is poured in Poland. It is excellent and very strong quality the same as Loctite,

https://allegro.pl/listing?string=klej%20bondini

https://www.google.com/search?q=klej+bo ... 66&bih=600

Update

I have been using this for about 3 weeks now. I still like it, in fact I don't think I'll try any thing else. I have seen pictures of Loctite super glue here in the states and it appears to be the same thing. In addition to my earlier review, I have found it holds parts that in the past would have fallen off if not held in place longer during assembly. The holding strength on PE to PE is excellent as is PE to plastic. I just finished using it on Pontos oeriklons for my Iowa and it made life so much easier. I don't claim nor am I a PE expert, heck I'm still learning. That said this would have shortened my learning curve.

I just received my order of Henkel loctite 401from EBay $5.75 free freight. It is a 20 gram bottle. The viscosity is such it you use a pin or new toothpick straight down you will pickup a small amount. I found I had to use a smaller drop on tape as to not get too much. A drop will last around 10 to 15 minutes before starting to gel. Working time is around 15 to 20 seconds for a slight set. Much easier if you have to hold something. Full cure is about 24 hours. This is also a commercial adhesive and used for manufacturing. Kim from Pontos uses this product and stated it is the most popular in South Korea.

I give this a 9 out of 10 as in my opinion nothing is perfect, but this stuff is close. Make sure if you do any searches you use "Henkel loctite 401". Hope you like it as much as I do.