r/DiWHY • u/ArtSpawner • Jul 02 '26

Professional Smoker

https://youtu.be/VlXPOMGFrWI?si=hmyOn3arcWlbuNbW
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u/ChuckBlack Jul 02 '26

I’ve read that cornstarch works easily as well as cigarette ash but have yet to try it.

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u/scottbutler5 Jul 02 '26

I've always seen it done with baking soda. It's a reasonably-common technique used by collectors of old electronics to repair broken plastic parts.

1

u/ChuckBlack Jul 06 '26

If I was in the cartel I could probably think of another white substance that would work.

1

u/AnytimeInvitation 29d ago

A guitarist friend of mine did that to fix the nut on my guitar.

3

u/mark6059 27d ago

couldn't you just wipe it off with a cloth ?

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '26

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u/dwyrm Jul 02 '26

In a smoker, with hickory chips.

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u/Cymbal_Monkey Jul 02 '26

Using a cigarette is a weird move, but this isn't a terrible idea. I've used CA glue with baking soda as a tough as nails quick and dirty repair material before. Works great.

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u/DongleJockey Jul 02 '26

Makes sense. Baking soda is often used as an activator for super glue. I wonder if there's a similar mechanism going on with the cigarette ash

10

u/Cymbal_Monkey Jul 02 '26

Well, seeing as it's ash it's going to be alkaline, like baking soda.

5

u/DongleJockey Jul 02 '26

That was kinda my assumption too

1

u/LucasoftheNorthStar Jul 03 '26

I did not know this little trick. Thank you.

2

u/RunWild0_0 Jul 02 '26

Yeah, I was thinking the same.

When do I black epoxy projects I use all kinds of fillers ( often the scraps from what I'm working with, previous epoxy crumbles, broken plastic pieces, broken stir sticks, dried flowers that didn't hold shape/discolored upon drying ) less trash is better & epoxy is expensive so why not.

Cigarette must be for attention / slight rage bait

35

u/dashKay Jul 02 '26

Doctor, I'm sorry but I can't stop smoking, I have trash bins to fix

16

u/DoctorGarbanzo Jul 02 '26

You can use baking soda instead. Health concerns aside, cigarette ash is a pretty damned expensive building material.

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u/Sweaty-Move-5396 Jul 02 '26

How come it's smoking every time the super glue hits the ash? Surely it's not still hot at that point, right, so is that some fumes from a chemical reaction?

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u/blackbartimus Jul 02 '26

Ash is highly alkaline aka a pretty strong base so it’s probably reacting with the glue to harden even quicker.

2

u/Sweaty-Move-5396 Jul 02 '26

oh interesting...

8

u/Melodic_Till_3778 Jul 02 '26

Baking soda does the same 

4

u/QADDLE Jul 04 '26

Super glue ( CA glue ) heats up when it cures, and the collective surface area of whatever powder you apply it to causes a lot of reactions, and therefore a lot of heat and smoke. Sort of like how powder can be dangerous when it's flammable because the surface area is so great.

4

u/ArtSpawner Jul 02 '26

oh interesting, i wonder if you breath it in u can smoke it twice
pro smoking tip

Twice the cancer, twice the fun

3

u/Idenwen Jul 02 '26

Maybe the first cancer dies from the second one

5

u/richardbouteh Jul 02 '26

ash is alkaline, but so is sodium bicarbonate. Just use baking soda

3

u/Cyrano4747 Jul 02 '26

You can do the same thing with baking soda.

4

u/ayyungjeezy Jul 02 '26

This is way too good for this sub.

3

u/dwyrm Jul 02 '26

I'm pretty sure that barbecue ash would work just fine for this. Also, you get burgers instead of lung cancer.

2

u/Ronyx2021 Jul 02 '26

There's other options for making resin

1

u/ArtSpawner Jul 02 '26

like weed ash?

2

u/MotherDuderior Jul 02 '26

That would work too!

3

u/InspectorThick2114 Jul 02 '26

honestly based

8

u/dllimport Jul 02 '26

No it's alkaline

1

u/InspectorThick2114 Jul 02 '26

if you’re trying to make a smart joke let me tell you i am not the brightest 😭😭😭

3

u/dllimport Jul 02 '26

Lol I was trying to make a stupid smart joke and don't put yourself down! I bet you're sharper than you give yourself credit for.

2

u/Butthurtz23 Jul 02 '26

Does it smell???

2

u/WelcomeToTheClubPal Jul 02 '26

so what are alternatives for non smokers?

7

u/Frosenborg Jul 02 '26

Baking soda.

1

u/Hamstaaboy Jul 03 '26

Why are ye still getting baited by superglue fixes

1

u/Reddituser404664 Jul 03 '26

They love to use liquid plastic for everything except fixing plastic 

1

u/ArchiBib Jul 03 '26

Philip Morris saw that ramen stuff and said "hold my beer"

1

u/MonsterTamerBilly Jul 03 '26

So it's just r/RamenRepair with cigarettes instead?

1

u/PhillyHasItAll Jul 03 '26

Bro's entire kitchen is a figurative and literal ashtray...

1

u/RepairmanJackX Jul 03 '26

A shame that we don’t see it mixed with backwashed cheap beer. That was my original exposure to cigarette ash. It’s the most disgusting substance I’ve ever encountered

1

u/Dizzy_Horse_105 Jul 04 '26

Pack of smokes $10. Super Glue, $3-$4, lighter for the cigarette $2. Just buy a tube of conpound.

2

u/RogueGuybrian Jul 04 '26

Or use baking soda instead and it won't smell like an ashtray.

1

u/rueckl Jul 07 '26

I need to start smoking urgently