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Re: Which glue?
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lugnet.parts.mod
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Thu, 5 Apr 2007 18:09:08 GMT
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In lugnet.parts.mod, Jason J Railton wrote:
> In lugnet.parts.mod, Rob Hendrix wrote:
> >
> > > Super Glue makes a more viscous version of their glue that I've used.
> > > It's been
> > > a while, but IIRC it comes with a brush, too.
> > >
> > > Glued luck,
> > >
> > > [JOHN]
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> > Has Super Glue been used very successfully keeping ABS parts bonded over
> > time?
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> > -Rob
> > www.brickmodder.net
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> I've found cyanoacrylate 'Super Glue' isn't good at holding LEGO together for
> long. But, this is mainly down to the shiny surface of parts. Where I've
> sanded the edge of a push switch and fitted it into a train controller, it's an
> incredibly tough bond.
>
> What I've found best is Super Glue that comes with a pen for pre-treating
> surfaces, specifically for glueing plastics. The glue is ordinary
> cyanoacrylate, so you can keep using the pen with any super glue. I'm not sure
> what it does to the surface, but it works.
>
> Jason R
Some of the thin CA glues have a solvent added (MEK?), the superglue brand seems
to have more then the others. While working on some movie props I needed to glue
some detail onto a curved surface. the thin SG brand caused the thin styrene
strips to shatter! I had to switch to another brand. I've has similar results
with clear LEGO brick.
Mat
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