Attaching metal to glass using glue...

[reoreborn]

Hi there.
I have a glass desk and I've had it for YONKS! It's literally on its last legs and while my wife would rather I get a new one..I keep fixing it lol
The problem is the keyboard tray has come away from the metal 'nut'. That attaches it to the runner. This causes the tray to constantly fall out when I lean on it.

So far I've tried araldite 2 part epoxy glue. I left It to dry for 48 hours before using it... And It lasted about 5 mins.

I've tried super glue which lasted about a week.

I've scratched and dented the 'nut' and scuffed up the glass to allow the glues to adear a bit better but sadly it's not worked.

Everytime I've googled it ppl have said epoxy glue but some have said that Araldite is a bit hit or miss so I am willing to give other brands a try.

Any recommendations or tips/hints?

 

[Daveylad66]

3M VHB tape

 

[foxhole]

Don’t lean on it.

 

[reoreborn]

Don’t lean on it.

Hilarious

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Chuck it out, your wife's right, it's a piece of junk lol.

 

[RandomGrinch]

This causes the tray to constantly fall out when I lean on it.

Do you really need the keyboard tray at all?
With some binning of general office detritus, there's nearly always some space on the top of the desk to have a keyboard.

 

[reoreborn]

Do you really need the keyboard tray at all?
With some binning of general office detritus, there's nearly always some space on the top of the desk to have a keyboard.

Sadly yes. It helps quite a bit actually. I have my mouse and track pad on it with my keyboard on top. It also frees up more space on top to allow me to have papers, folders etc spread out. It's a large desk but all room helps.

 

[RandomGrinch]

Sadly yes. It helps quite a bit actually

Do you have a wider picture of the desk?
Is there any way of attaching extra supports onto the frame/table.legs?

 

[Mike13]

Well to fix to glass you need the surfaces spotless and grease free, so a wipe down with MEK or similar after you have cleaned it with anything else. Also araldite in tubes slowly gets weaker due to moisture getting in, it might need to be a fresh tube, or use a bubble pack of epoxy, those do a better job of keeping out the water.

 

[johnny2007]

Try mirror adhesive.
That stuff sticks to anything and it's impossible to remove.

 

[cdbe]

Ditch that nut, get a strip of wood about 6 inches long and an inch wide and the same thickness as the nut - glue it to the glass with a PU adhesive/stixall/CT1/mirror adhesive. Drill a few holes in the runner and screw it to the wood with short screws or even glue again. You just need greater surface area.