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adhesive for fixing table top

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I have a large offcut from a neolith worktop which I want to attach to a set of legs which have a steel top plate that the worktop will rest on.  Can anyone suggest what type of adhesive would be best for these materials?

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  • tacpot12
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    I would say that a good quality epoxy resin would be answer. 
    This says it is specifically for Neolith:
    IRIDIUM - Epoxy Glue for Lapitec, Neolith & Dekton - D Zambelis Limited  
    The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.
  • If you are talking about attaching the legs to the underside of the worktop:
    1. I doubt that even a decent epoxy adhesive would hold in the long term.
    2. The legs need to be screwed to the worktop.
  • tacpot12
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    If you are talking about attaching the legs to the underside of the worktop:
    1. I doubt that even a decent epoxy adhesive would hold in the long term.
    2. The legs need to be screwed to the worktop.
    The problem is that with a stone worktop anything that puts an outward pressure on the stone could crack it. 

    Something like the threaded inserts/studs sold by Keep-Nut Self-Anchoring Insert for Stone and Composites (npfasteners.com) might work. If you are drilling into the neolith, I would try drilling an offcut first. If the offcut survives, the real worktop will. 
    The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.
  • tacpot12 said:
    I would say that a good quality epoxy resin would be answer. 
    This says it is specifically for Neolith:
    IRIDIUM - Epoxy Glue for Lapitec, Neolith & Dekton - D Zambelis Limited  

    Brilliant thanks, that sounds the job.
  • If you are talking about attaching the legs to the underside of the worktop:
    1. I doubt that even a decent epoxy adhesive would hold in the long term.
    2. The legs need to be screwed to the worktop.

    I get what you are saying.  It is heavy but not huge so should be pretty stable.
  • tacpot12
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    I've had a read of the technical manual available here: Technical Forum to answer your questions (neolith.com)
    Neolith is not very strong in bending. You might be better to put a piece of 25mm ply under the Neolith offcut to support it, and screw the legs to the ply. Fix the Neolith to the ply with epoxy.  
    The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.
  • Thanks for finding the manual tacpot12. The piece is 800 x 1100mm and 20mm thick so I was hoping it would be rigid enough.  I would also prefer not to add to the weight if possible
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