See model airplane sites - Re: Cyanoacrylate and baking soda (was Re: Multimeter recomendations)

[Philip Pemberton]

On 14/10/10 02:11, fjgjr1 at aol.com wrote:
>
> Check model airplane sites on Google - I recall this is an " old
> technique " they used a lot.- check also the particular glues they
> recommend  - there were a lot of them 10 - 20 years ago - many new
> ones now I believe - need to be careful obviously - do not want to
> glue body parts together !!!

Oh, cyanoacrylates are fun! Especially...
   * Sticking things together with them, then realising you need to do 
make a few 'final adjustments' with a power tool. Hit it with the 
Dremel... and you get a cloud of dust and fume which makes chopping 
onions seem like a fun occupation!

   * Gluing your fingers to whatever you're working on, the desk, the 
drill, etc. Thank $DEITY for acetone, Pacer Z7 Debonder and Swarfega!

   * The inevitable splattering. Thin CA mixes are evil. Thicker mixes 
(like ZAP Thick-CA) not so much.

   * Exothermic reactions when you glue your fingers together, then 
immediately hit them with debonder. That's right kids, the debonder acts 
as a partially-effective accelerant...

Truth be told, I prefer epoxies, they're much easier to handle, if a lot 
slower to set. I keep a good stock of Araldite Rapid resin and Milliput 
epoxy putty on hand...

But yeah, the bicarb-and-superglue trick works great. Just make sure you 
use a thin CA mix, the thicker ones don't work as well, and Superglue 
Gel doesn't work at all if memory serves.

-- 
Phil.
classiccmp at philpem.me.uk
http://www.philpem.me.uk/