Superglue question

[Scratchbuilder]

I'm another that dispenses a bit onto a cap. I save the green tops from milk cartons. We get through so much milk I'm considering buying our own cow!

You cannot have a cow, Saint Greta claims they polute the air - she needs to sit next to our Basset after she has had a good feast.....

 

[stillp]

I put a scrap of masking tape in the corner of my cutting mat and use that.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

I have an old empty Tamiya paint jar, superglue goes on the upside down (glass) end. After a month or two the resulting disk of dried glue pops straight off.

Been using Bob Smith Industries for a while now, I particularly like the Gold variant which can be used on clear parts without causing any fogging.

 

[Jakko]

Once it doesn’t dispense glue, take the tube out of the holder and you’ll find there is about 1g remaining that can still be used.

That’s exactly what I did last month. Though I had to cut apart the holder to get to that point, but I’m sure there’s a better way I haven’t discovered yet

 

[Tim Marlow]

The black bit comes out of the bottom of the grey bit if you pull it a little.

 

[Jakko]

That bit I had also worked out, but the tube seems to be held in the grey bit with some kind of snap ring around the neck of the tube. I ended up sawing the grey bit apart to get the tube out.

Or, of course, I could have left the tube in the grey bit and just squeeze it with my fingers instead of with the push-in grips, I suppose

 

[Strenko J]

I’ve recently purchased the Ammo Ultra Glue and I’m having a huge amount of success with it. It’s easily applied and easily removed because of its acrylic base.

 

[Gern]

I'm another that dispenses a bit onto a cap. I save the green tops from milk cartons. We get through so much milk I'm considering buying our own cow!

Is there room next to your workbench for a cow? Even if there is, where you gonna put the superglue?

Probably best to stick (See what I did there?) to bottletops.

 

[Sprue42]

Thanks guys, very helpful. It looks like my best bet is to just buy some modern CA and see if I like it. As you all seem to be saying that personal choice is the driving force behind brand decision. Dispensing a small amount on to a non porous surface and applying it from there using some kind of applicator is exactly the sort of thing I had missed, but makes perfect sense.

Thanks Guys.

BTW, I too do not have room for a cow in my planned workspace...

Ralph.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Ralph, also worth considering are precision applicators, very good when you need a tiny bit of glue in just the right spot.

 

[Gern]

BTW, I too do not have room for a cow in my planned workspace...

Ralph.

Not to worry Ralph. Not many of us do!