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rubber cement, two sided scotch tape, paraffin, dental wax, postit note
folded so adhesive is on both sides, gelatin....

On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Mark Cannell <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

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> Three thoughts:
>
> PVA blobs which can be peeled after setting or hot glue (stronger -harder
> to peel). Nail varnish  is good too. I've used all 3 but YMMV depending on
> area of contact etc.
>
> HTH
>
> Mark
>
>
> On 25/06/2012, at 4:38 PM, Tobias Rose wrote:
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> > Dear all,
> >
> > I need to glue some glass optics onto anodized aluminum surfaces (edges
> of coated dichroic mirror surface and of a full reflective silver mirror).
> The problem is that I'd like to be able to remove the mirrors at some point
> without completely ruining their reflective surfaces and leaving too much
> residue on the glass and aluminum.
> > The glued parts are not in the optical path so the glue does not have to
> be transparent. Also the glue can be quite weak, just enough so that the
> mirrors don't fall off.
> >
> > Can anyone suggest a nice glue for that?
> >
> > Best,
> > Tobias
>



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