Re: Miniature Cement

Deeply in Love with Dot wrote:
> 
> At 18:58 25/10/97 -1000, you wrote:
> >Here's a question I'm hoping the people on this list can help me
with:
> >
> >I've cemented the various Full Thrust ships to their bases using
Inst-Cure+
> >(i.e. super glue). [That is, I'm gluing the posts into the holes
drilled in
> >the bottom of the ship.] However, it seems that this is a high-stress
> >joint, so I'm having to constantly re-glue the posts back onto the
ships.
> >
> >Does anyone have any suggestions as to what glue/cement I should use
for a
> >better bond?
> OK, here's what I do.
> 
> First off, drill a small  hole inside the hole in the model. Then,
drill a
> similar hole (I use a pin vice) in the 'pole' you mount it on. Then,
> superglue a straight piece snipped off a paper clip into the hole on
the
> 'pole. Then glue all that into the model with a bit of two-part epoxy
glue,
> steady it with some tape or blutack and leave overnight. I've never
had one
> break despite being dropped, thrown, stuffed in bags..

Great minds think alike, but I use 5-minute epoxy, and don't use
tape/blutack.

This technique is actually a lot easier than it sounds, and worke very,
very well indeed. Paperclips have just the right amount of toughness and
flexibility. The length I use is about 2cm, 1.5cm in the base, .5cm (or
more) in the model.

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