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Model Forum / General / Models / June 2008Cost of glue
Went into Hobby Lobby today for some glue for plastic models and got a cramp in my lungs. The 1½" square black plastic container with the small tube in one corner was almost $5. When the hell did the price of glue go crazy? They didn't seem to carry any of the liquid ones I had bought there just 6 months ago in jars. What's up with that? Grandpa John > Went into Hobby Lobby today for some glue for plastic models and got a > cramp in my lungs. The 1½" square black plastic container with the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Grandpa John Furthermore, those containers with the tube with the very small hole take forever to wet the end so the glue will flow, and I always eventually get them clogged up :-( I recently bought a bottle of stuff from Plastruct, and have in the past just bought a can of MEK from hardware store. Much cheaper. The advantage of the Testors (and similar) thing is the nice pour spout- nice when it works, but I have given up- never again. On Jun 17, 8:24 am, Don Stauffer in Minnesota <stauf...@usfamily.net> wrote: > > Went into Hobby Lobby today for some glue for plastic models and got a > > cramp in my lungs. The 1½" square black plastic container with the [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > advantage of the Testors (and similar) thing is the nice pour spout- > nice when it works, but I have given up- never again. Is Tenax the same stuff as MEK? I've thought about getting some MEK the next time I run out of Tenax, just to try it out. I use that "touch 'n flow" applicator that comes from the same company that makes Tenax and I really like it. If it gets clogged, just soak it in Tenax for awhile. Of course, then you run into the volatile (read rapidly- evaporating) nature of Tenax… > >> Went into Hobby Lobby today for some glue for plastic models and got a [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > MEK, now that's one I remember from my Navy days<G>. I'm sure it'll be cheaper than the tiny square container for $5. The only other glue I saw that HL had was in a tube, for $1.69. And I hate glue in tubes... Grandpa John >MEK, now that's one I remember from my Navy days<G>. I'm sure it'll be >cheaper than the tiny square container for $5. The only other glue I >saw that HL had was in a tube, for $1.69. And I hate glue in tubes... >Grandpa John If you are really concerned about prices plastic glue solvent is chloroform, the stuff you use in lab class to knock out animals. You can make your own plastic glue to any constituency by dissolving clear sprue in chloroform. Read the hazardous material spec sheet if you have concerns about health safety. Prolonged exposure (years) to CHCl3 causes liver cirrhosis. >If you are really concerned about prices plastic glue solvent is >chloroform, the stuff you use in lab class to knock out animals. You >can make your own plastic glue to any constituency by dissolving clear >sprue in chloroform. "Coming up next: How to turn all that spare sprue into the best LSD on the market! But first, a word from our sponsor..." OM  Signature]=====================================[ ] OMBlog - http://www.io.com/~o_m/omworld [ ] Let's face it: Sometimes you *need* [ ] an obnoxious opinion in your day! [ ]=====================================[ Don Stauffer in Minnesota <stauffer@usfamily.net> wrote in news:08848ab8-d47f- 4cce-a1fd-8a43507680f0@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com: >> Went into Hobby Lobby today for some glue for plastic models and got a >> cramp in my lungs. The 1½" square black plastic container with the [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > advantage of the Testors (and similar) thing is the nice pour spout- > nice when it works, but I have given up- never again. I use among other things Testors liquid and the blank bottle. When the metal tube clogs I just put it in a bottle of liquid clue for a bit it will dissolve the clog. Also I make an effort to squeeze the black bottle while it's upright before putting it away until I hear air. Squeeze, release, squeeze, release. If I hear air whooshing in and out I know the needle is clear and I've never had one clog in storage if I've cleared the needle first. Frank > Don Stauffer in Minnesota <stauffer@usfamily.net> wrote in news:08848ab8-d47f- > 4cce-a1fd-8a43507680f0@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com: [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Frank The metal wire inside a garbage tie fits the Humbrol and Testors needle, works great and keeps the needle sealed which is more than can be side for the plastic cap which often pulls the needle out of the plastic bottle. Derek Shaw >Went into Hobby Lobby today for some glue for plastic models and got a >cramp in my lungs. The 1½" square black plastic container with the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Grandpa John Plastic glue at the dollar store is still a buck. My only beef is the tube top hasn't got a tapered point applicator. One workaround is to apply the glue with a brush or toothpick. One queer observation about tube glue. The first half of a new tube of glue gets used very quickly. The remaining half seems to last forever. I use cheap methylene chloride- it evaporates quickly but dissolves plastic very well. >>Went into Hobby Lobby today for some glue for plastic models and got a >>cramp in my lungs. The 1½" square black plastic container with the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > of glue gets used very quickly. The remaining half seems to last > forever. |
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