2 part question. I have to position a piece of angle aluminum (anodized) PRECISELY and attach to ceramic tile. All along I've been thinking I'll drill a hole into the tile and cement below it, put in a plug and screw it down. The more I think about it it will be virtually impossible to get it precise, so now I want to consider gluing it. I figure I need to get it anodized. But what kind of glue should I use and is it reasonable to use something that will dry in a couple of hours, or will I have to wait overnight.
question #2, has anybody used the concepta 40 hardware?
gluing anodized aluminum to ceramic tile
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Re: gluing anodized aluminum to ceramic tile
#2Silicone, clamped overnight should adhere very well. Also FuseIt construction adhesive should bond well to both surfaces.
Re: gluing anodized aluminum to ceramic tile
#3To drill the precisely located hole I would use a small block of wood. Drill a hole across the grain with the diameter that you want. Then epoxy the block to the tile. After the epoxy sets drill the hole and then chisel the wood block off the ceramic. You may need a razor blade/steel wool to complete the cleanup.
Re: gluing anodized aluminum to ceramic tile
#4I forgot to reply to the second part of your question. Use a 2 part epoxy. Cure time should be as recommended by the epoxy manufacturer. Hold the strip in place with tape. Masking tape, duct tape, etc.
Re: gluing anodized aluminum to ceramic tile
#5As to your hardware question, I've used HAWA door hardware but don't remember the model number. The Concepta 40 looks similar. I was mounting two bi-fold door pairs which would retract into the wall when opened.
The HAWA hardware was well manufactured but pretty complicated. The installation instructions were step-by-step drawings with no text, and I needed to study them thoroughly to make sure I didn't cut aluminum extrusions to the wrong length. After some careful adjusting I was able to get them to work as intended, although any twist in a door was hard to compensate for.
When the project was complete it was packed in crates and shipped far away to be installed by others. I hope they were able to understand all the adjustments.
My guess is that the final customer would always leave the doors in the retracted position so they wouldn't have to mess around with getting them to work right. The doors closed off an alcove in a private dressing area so there really wasn't much need for doors in the first place.