don't know how to do this???

model maniac 96 wrote:

Ok guys, here's a brain buster for you all, i'm gonna start on a scratch-building project, and I was wondering, do you guys know of/ is there a glue that will bond wood to sheet styrene?? just wondering Thanks, Jim

epoxy for one, super glue and if clamped there is some stuff called gorilla glue but it foams up so it is best to glue to sheets together under weight while it sets{ larger pieces}

great, thank you!

MM, what is the application....will it be free standing like a tree...or flush like window trim?

I plan to recreate part of a destroyed building. The balsa wood will serve as support struts in the building (a 2-story building), shoved up against a styrene card that forms the back of the building. Hope that answers your question! And please report back with any other questions that come to mind.



Thanks, Jim

You can also use plain, old white PVA glue (Elmers School Glue).  Rough up the plastic a bit to give it something to grip to.

I'm with Gino.. any craft glue would do it. I like "tacky glue",  cause its thick and very sticky. Another option that I have just discovered is the hot glue gun...Its like the crazy glue of white glue! Good luck!

model maniac 96 wrote:

I plan to recreate part of a destroyed building. The balsa wood will serve as support struts in the building (a 2-story building), shoved up against a styrene card that forms the back of the building. Hope that answers your question! And please report back with any other questions that come to mind. Thanks, Jim

You mean floor joists? If you're so inclined, I run a piece of straight pin through the walls and into the end of the joist before gluing, effectively "nailing" it there.. I hide the heads of the pins with trim made from three different widths of basswood to look like a molding, cornise or a reveal, depending on where it is..