Subatomic parts?

   I put 35th scale PE bolt heads on the bumper of my Radschlepper. 

    I left the clear backing on one side of the fret, cut as close as I could to the bolt head. Near impossible to clean up the nub but someone may know away, then I applied a schmear of CA on the bumper, and with the pointy end of a #11 blade I touched a drop of CA the picked up the part and placed it. Worked pretty well for me.

I have started using wax rhinestone picker pencils for maneuvering tiny pieces.  They're like a regular pencil and you sharpen them the same way.  Just the right amount of tack and they don't leave a residue.  I used to use a small paintbrush dipped in Future to pick up and place small parts, but the wax pencils are a lot better for this.  BTW...Future is great as an adhesive for small PE that is going to lay flat on the surface its being attached to.

Eaglecash867

I have started using wax rhinestone picker pencils for maneuvering tiny pieces.  They're like a regular pencil and you sharpen them the same way.  Just the right amount of tack and they don't leave a residue.  I used to use a small paintbrush dipped in Future to pick up and place small parts, but the wax pencils are a lot better for this.  BTW...Future is great as an adhesive for small PE that is going to lay flat on the surface its being attached to.

 

I'll give that a try. That tacky stuff I was using gripped a bit too well to use with regular plastic cement.

Eaglecash867

I have started using wax rhinestone picker pencils for maneuvering tiny pieces.  They're like a regular pencil and you sharpen them the same way.  Just the right amount of tack and they don't leave a residue.  I used to use a small paintbrush dipped in Future to pick up and place small parts, but the wax pencils are a lot better for this.  BTW...Future is great as an adhesive for small PE that is going to lay flat on the surface its being attached to.

 

This ^^^^^

Slighty different tool but same principal. My wife started diamond painting a few years ago and I watched her stick this thing into a little container of wax then pick and place these tiny "diamonds" with extreme precision each time. It only took me watching for about 10 seconds for the old brain to kick in and scream "waaaait a second here".

I still use the old 'spit on a toothpick' method (well...really...just lick the end of a toothpick, and pick the item up with that). Crude, but works like a charm! 

I use a wax pencil. It really works well once you get the knack of it.

gregbale

I still use the old 'spit on a toothpick' method (well...really...just lick the end of a toothpick, and pick the item up with that). Crude, but works like a charm! 

Same way here.

Using a toothpick negates that static attraction too.

Okay Call me Stupid:

            I use a yucky  Method for this. I will take a "Q' tip and put it in my left ear.(That one produces the most earwax) Then I take a pin with a flattened point. Pick a wee bit of the earwax on the pin and pick up the part. So, you can use Bees-wax and some other natural waxes as well. One or two picks and renew and one or two picks, etc.

Took advantage of Amazons free delivery if I order something else within 24 hours and got a multigenerational lasting pack of those wax pencils. I'm guessing the theory is that even the smallest bit of plastic cement will quickly (hopefully very quickly) overcome the hold the wax has on the part.

GlennH

Took advantage of Amazons free delivery if I order something else within 24 hours and got a multigenerational lasting pack of those wax pencils. I'm guessing the theory is that even the smallest bit of plastic cement will quickly (hopefully very quickly) overcome the hold the wax has on the part.

 

Yup.  So far, I haven't had any issues with the parts releasing when I want them to onto whatever adhesive is attaching them to the model.  It even allows you to put a little pressure on the part, without worrying about slipping and scratching something.

gregbale

I still use the old 'spit on a toothpick' method (well...really...just lick the end of a toothpick, and pick the item up with that). Crude, but works like a charm! 

 

However, I clip the tip at about the 1/16 diameter point to get more area. Things stick better with more bond area.

Eaglecash867

 

 

GlennH

Took advantage of Amazons free delivery if I order something else within 24 hours and got a multigenerational lasting pack of those wax pencils. I'm guessing the theory is that even the smallest bit of plastic cement will quickly (hopefully very quickly) overcome the hold the wax has on the part.

 

 

 

 

Yup.  So far, I haven't had any issues with the parts releasing when I want them to onto whatever adhesive is attaching them to the model.  It even allows you to put a little pressure on the part, without worrying about slipping and scratching something.

 

Finding the ones I got are finiky. One minute they will grab a part, next time no. We will see.

With parts that small I'll usually use the tip of my scalpel to pick up and place the parts. You don't need much pressure if it's a sharp blade so it'll release onto the cement used pretty easily. Any marks on the part are just too small to see.

Well!

  I think this is in order here. I use some I got at a Train show. There 12 in the package and I am only on number 3. I use them to assemble my "Metal Earth" Models. I stopped on the "Oil rig/Canker Combo" when I got a wee bit to uncomfortable handling it. Now that I know why, I went back to it. Hey! talk about Sub-Atomic parts!

     And I thought Plumbing the 1/25 Chrysler Turbine in the Johan kit was a doozy. Holy Cow! I don't remember the brand But the thngs are green with what looks a drop of Soft Amber colored material on the end that is sticky as all get out. But once you place the part a simple flick/twist to the side it releases, Without! Moving the part!

Yup, spit on a toothpick, here, too.

I put the side sensor windows in my F-35A Wednesday night using the wax pencils.  Worked like a champ.