Resin fixing
Resin fixing
Ive used resin on a small scale and just used ordinary plastic glue, but Im thinking about resin Zimmerite for a tiger 2. What adhesive would be suitable and give me a bit flexibility in terms of setting times and movement?
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Re: Resin fixing
Plastic glue won't bond to resin, you really need to use superglue. The thicker gel type will give you more time for positioning, but we are still talking a few seconds. The small tubes you can get from the high street work well - I find the hobby orientated superglues expensive and sold in (relatively) large bottles means most dries up before you ever use it.
It's best to practice locating the part first, mark the position with pencil or even added some guides made from tape or blue tack can help.
It's best to practice locating the part first, mark the position with pencil or even added some guides made from tape or blue tack can help.
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Re: Resin fixing
I find that Bondloc High Viscosity Superglue is prefect for resin. It comes in a big bottle and very inexpensive, (0.49p for 20g from Maplins) and unlike many others it doesn't dry out or gunge up the nozzle. I'm still on the same bottle I bought over a year ago and it's still going strong.
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Re: Resin fixing
Well beside CA white glue will work too but that needs hours to dry out.
What also works is to fix the part with blue tack and then let super thin ca run under the part. I apply this super thin ca with a cut needle, a sewing needle with the head cut of so you have a kind of fork in the end, hope this makes sense.
The thin CA I use is the cheap one in tubes, one can buy it here for 2,-€ for 5 tubes
What also works is to fix the part with blue tack and then let super thin ca run under the part. I apply this super thin ca with a cut needle, a sewing needle with the head cut of so you have a kind of fork in the end, hope this makes sense.
The thin CA I use is the cheap one in tubes, one can buy it here for 2,-€ for 5 tubes
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Re: Resin fixing
On a side note.. I use the same thing, but fixed into a pin-vice point first... as a tool for removing the spring-bars of watch-strapsmalepo wrote:....sewing needle with the head cut off so you have a kind of fork in the end...
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