Adhesives versus Plastic Welds
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Hi All. When after coming back into model Railways after forty odd years, I did consider kits but the adhesives always trips me up? At the time of writing, I am using “Revell Contacta “ Professional, but that has a tendency to clog up, I have found my own way of unblocking the spout. I have also tried “Plastic Weld†which didn’t have much remaining in the bottle, but I tried it, very hard to work with. I have been assured that it is the best way of saving money or getting a product that one cannot purchase. Can anyone please advise. Best wishes KevinLast edit: by Passed Driver
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Confused of Linlithgow ! :roll:
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Wasnie me, a big boy did it and ran away
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http://yourmodelrailway.net/view_topic.php?id=16186&forum_id=150
Regarding straightening warped plastic parts, I would never put them on the radiator, as they can melt! I recently had a similar issue with a cattle dock and solved it through full immersion baptism and I quote:
''The basic construction (of the cattle dock base) was built, but in my haste, I ignored one of my cardinal rules and built it on the cutting mat, rather than on the glass plate to ensure all would be square. Fortunately I have no photograph to embarrass me further than necessary, but it rocked rather alarmingly when sat on the level baseboard, so out came the glass plate, as I immersed the dock in almost boiling water for a few minutes, before it sat overnight on the glass with several books weighing it down as it cooled.
All fine and level the next morning and a trial fit in the final position meant I could position the track accordingly and the use of curved track laying profiles resulted in a pleasing curve from running line to cattle dock.''
Hope this helps,
Bill
At 6'4'', Bill is a tall chap, then again, when horizontal he is rather long and people often used to trip over him! . . . and so a nickname was born :)
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Joints which don't fit quite so tightly are better glued using a thicker solvent such as styrene cement or even the Revell type solvent which, as you've no doubt noticed, are thicker than the plastic weld types.
Warped mouldings need straightening before attempting to glue or the gap in the assembled unit filled with modelling putty or similar once cured. Glues are not intended to be used as gap-fillers !
'Petermac
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Wasnie me, a big boy did it and ran away
"Why did you volunteer ? I didn't Sir, the other three stepped backwards"
"Why did you volunteer ? I didn't Sir, the other three stepped backwards"
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I als keep a piece of brass wire stripped from a length
of unravelled picture hanging wire in the tube instead of the plastic cap.
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Wasnie me, a big boy did it and ran away
"Why did you volunteer ? I didn't Sir, the other three stepped backwards"
"Why did you volunteer ? I didn't Sir, the other three stepped backwards"
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Be goodish chaps,
Bill
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At 6'4'', Bill is a tall chap, then again, when horizontal he is rather long and people often used to trip over him! . . . and so a nickname was born :)
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