Unusual application - they nail horses shoes - don't they? asks Intertronics

Hand Made Shoes percussive pads consist of two sheets of aluminium sandwiching a 12mm rubber pad with 25mm dia lead discs held in place by the rubber. Vibration is effectively dampened by deformation of the lead and rubber which absorb different wavelengths of the impact shock. This not only reduces Health and Safety related damage but also greatly reduces the anvil’s tendency to move or “walk” while in use.

The Intertronics solution of Araldite® 2040 simply involves application of a bead in criss-cross pattern on the aluminium “bread” parts of the sandwich then assembly with the rubber/lead “filling” with gentle overnight pressure to ensure a tough resilient bond.

Comments Intertronics MD Peter Swanson: “This quite unusual application does demonstrate the sometimes extreme conditions which modern high performance adhesives can endure. In particular we are very impressed with the way Araldite® 2040 has taken this in its stride – for a general purpose polyurethane intended to bond a wide variety of substrates it has performed beyond expectations.” “2040 is well suited for bonding of polycarbonate and polyamides as well as metals, especially where low shrinkage, good flexibility and good gap filling are needed,” Peter added.

Araldite® 2012, sister product to the 2040, is a two part epoxy also used in connection with horses – but in this case for the bonding of “racing plates” directly onto horses hooves – another high impact application! The full Araldite® 2000 Plus range covers a wide selection of leading edge epoxy, polyurethane and toughened acrylic technologies, providing a complete solution to structural bonding requirements, bonding plastics to plastics and to other dissimilar substrates. Further information regarding Intertronics’ products can be found at www.intertronics.co.uk.