by Flash1940 » Tue Apr 05, 2011 8:03 pm
Hi all....
Especially you who use CA. I have stumbled upon an idea that is a really neat method of using accelerator without all the oily mess it creates. First you go to McDonalds and buy a milk shake and keep the straw....or you could do like me and pick up a few extra......they're clean! These are the larger diameter ones. You need a clean straw for this project. Visit a pharmacy and see if they have some long-stem cotton swabs....these have a wood stem about 6" long. Dip the swab in the accelerator and roll it against the inside of the bottle to remove most of the accelerator liquid from the cotton tip......you don't want it dripping wet.....just damp. Now insert the swab into the straw....wooden stem first.....then use a stick or pencil to push the swab on into the straw so that 1 or 2 inches of the swab protrudes from the other end.
Get your CA (medium) ready and apply it to your desired glue joint. Now insert the straw.....(stem side only) into your mouth grasping the stem with your front teeth. Breathe out through the straw directing it over your glue joint. The vapor from your breath combined with the accelerator will cure the CA very quickly.....and without any oily residue. The glue joint will continue to cure over a short time.....but at least it will be clear as a crystal and your hands are free to hold in position.
Some will likely say that nut up there in Kentucky is crazy as a loon......That's OK with me......The construction of models sometimes requires some unusual techniques & methods to make things work.
If you try this.....let me know how you like the idea....and if you don't like it.....that's OK too....
Flash