How to decide on applying epoxies/super glue or opticon as a possible option

[sealdaddy]

This first cab is likely going to get scraped or at least trimmed a whole lot due to the one crack upper left..

If you are going to Scrap the 1st one....PLEASE SCRAP IT MY WAY~!!!

[womanwithatorch]

Another excellent thread!

[deb193]

I just found this thread, two days after I ordered opticon to fix a fracture in the making in a lovely piece of opalized wood that I am in the process of cabbing.  If I read everyone correctly, using opticon or another "stabilizer" at this time (just finished 100 grit wheel) will not work.  Are there any suggestions for a cab that will likely break unless *something* is done?

Thanks!

if the fracture is too hairline to get much resin in (although epoxy diluted with acetone might penetrate) then I would recommend backing the cab - like with a thin slice of black jasper. Opticon may conceal the fracture and the backing will prevent breaking.

[Rockoteer]

This first cab is likely going to get scraped or at least trimmed a whole lot due to the one crack upper left..

If you are going to Scrap the 1st one....PLEASE SCRAP IT MY WAY~!!!

George hasn't been around for quite a while now.  Not sure he is active at all on this forum.  Besides I think he promised it to me.

[Greenwellcharles]

Has anyone tried this stuff XTR-311 Epoxy Adhesive?  fast curing epoxy with a thinner viscosity than HXTAL that is excellent for crack repair and quick projects where HXTAL's long cure time is not a possibility. XTR is a two part epoxy mixed 10:3 that has a 36 hour room temperature cure time for 99.9% bond strength. As advertised it appears to be more fluid than HXTAL therefore should penitrate better I would think.

[Former sealdaddy]

Anyone ever use Bond-Optic sold by Highland Park?
http://www.hplapidary.com/p/968/bond-optic-epoxy-kit