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unglue (?) two parts
Posted by woodworker on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 6:40 PM

I got in a hurry and glued the wrong parts together.  What is the best, easiest, safest, way to separate them?

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Posted by Scorpiomikey on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 7:01 PM

I sharp knife and a quick payer to your chosen deity.

In all seriousness though, what kind of glue did you use? (Brand etc) usually what glued it will unglue it if its a styrene glue. The glue/cements are quite aggressive and will soften themselves up.

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Posted by Boba Fett on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 8:26 PM

Brute-force and ignorance.

 

Depends on the glue. For example, you can make tube-glue brittle by freezing it. Superglue, depending on the parts in question, can be snapped apart by shear force.

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Posted by Hans von Hammer on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 8:47 PM

What Scorp said if it's glued w/ liquid cement...  Apply it generously to the joint (but keep it in the joint) and slowly work it loose..

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Posted by KINGTHAD on Thursday, December 15, 2011 8:48 AM

I saw this and thought Hans would say a Hammer.

Thad

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Posted by RESlusher on Thursday, December 15, 2011 9:04 AM

STOP!!  Hammer-Time!!  Person...Person...Person...Person

Don't wanna touch dis!!

 

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Posted by Don Stauffer on Thursday, December 15, 2011 9:47 AM

If you used CA, there is CA debonder that works very well.

 

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Posted by Hans von Hammer on Thursday, December 15, 2011 11:44 AM

KINGTHAD

I saw this and thought Hans would say a Hammer.

Thad

I would have if the guy hadn't been a Nugget..

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