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I am having trouble gluing small steel wires together for varius model parts. I have tried to used Gorilla Glue, Testor's wood and metal and JD's metal weld (epoxy). Any suggestions?
Paul
Or, if it's metal to metal, try soldering them.
I build 1/48 scale WW2 fighters.
Have fun.
except stainless steel so better off with copper, brass or bronze
If your trying to glue them "End to End" , you may want to cut a small piece of tubeing to slide over over the splice/joint. The tubeing should have an Internal Diameter just big enough to tightly fit over the wire. It doesn't have to be very long, just enough to cover the joint. Then you can use CA, or, Preferrably a 5 minute epoxy.
Dont worry about the tubeing joint not being "Prototypical". Many Fuel line's , hydraulic line's, and brake line's, have "connector's" on them.
Soldering is also a Great way to join them "End to End", but this kind of joint will be kinda weak. So dont expect it to hold up under a lot of weight, or pressure. ( wire can be a bit "Springy" and will want to push away from whatever it's glued / soldered to, depending on what the other end is attached to.)
Dont worry about the thumbprint, paint it Rust , and call it "Battle Damage"
Try strong white glue that dries clear.Then With a thin brush spot weld with ca liquid glue at major intersecting points .Works great on any type of engines .
ddp59 except stainless steel so better off with copper, brass or bronze
Yup. Why steel wires when softer ones work better.
It might help to know a little more about what you are trying to build, and what size and material you are trying to work with. If you have the CD archive of fsm articles, there was an article quite a few years ago on soldering metals.
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
Hi;
You don't indicate whether you want end to end or say , at corners . At corners you can cut the wire to fit place to place with the turn in the middle of the wire length . If it's a rail run for instance , you could stop one length at a stanchion and start the next run at that point .
For making radars or other items out of brass , if the joint falls in the middle or the corners you will have to solder them . Sometimes on things like that , you have no choice
We need more details. What are you trying to do? How are these parts going together?
Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!
What I would do is connect the wires, dip them in superglue then immediately place in a bowl of baking soda which acts as an accelerant, repeat as necessary. Good luck!
Jamie
current projects:
1/48 Revell bf109 g10
1/144 Revell Apollo Saturn V
on deck:
unknown scale Revell sr-71 blackbird
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