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Post by terryschimm on Jun 19, 2012 15:00:27 GMT -5
Outstanding job!
Terry
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Post by stewartsattic on Jun 20, 2012 7:33:40 GMT -5
Lee, I looked on the Gale Force Nine site and they have a couple of glues... Did you use the regular GF9 Superglue or the 'quick' setting one?
Scott
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Post by Lee on Jun 20, 2012 9:35:18 GMT -5
As far as I know I am using the regular. I don't see a quick setting description. I bought some CA accelerator from a hardware supply house (Grizzly) and it makes it go lickety split. That way I can have both worlds - a few seconds, or near instant.
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Post by stewartsattic on Jun 20, 2012 12:26:27 GMT -5
Thanks,
Did you ever try the break test on this glue?
1. Glue a piece together
2. Let sit overnight
3. Bend the piece and see if it will break along the glue line or a new area. ie is the glue stronger than the surrounding plastic or not?
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Post by stewartsattic on Jun 20, 2012 12:27:18 GMT -5
Final question... I think....
Will it work on crayon, crumbling Johnny?
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Post by Lee on Jun 20, 2012 12:40:42 GMT -5
I have not technically tried the break test. When I first got it, I still had some EasyFix left and I would glue part of project with Easy Fix and part with the GF9. The GF9 seemed to hold up as well as the EasyFix.
I have glued lots of Johnny West type plastic, but I am not certain that I have really tried one that was crumbling and smelling of crayons.
I will try to do both this week and let you know.
Lee
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Post by Lee on Jun 22, 2012 8:54:41 GMT -5
Scott
I tried a couple of tests with the GF9 glue:
- broke 2 wooden coffee stir sticks and glued them togther again
- got a very crumbly caramel, crayon smell Jamie torso out and glued a couple of pieces that were literally hanging by a thread.
- let everything sit a full 24 hours
- The plastic on the Jamie broke at other plastic locations before the glue joint when I pushed on a broad area, so that's good
- unfortunately, both of the stir sticks re-broke at the same glued joint. But I think that would be tough with the glue. I have seen commercials for regular carpenter's glue on wood that say the glue joint is stonger than the original wood, but I know from experience that there are a lot of factors to consider.
In the end, I think the glue will do a good job. I think it is holding up as well as the Easy Fix did for me.
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