Handy Disposable CA Applicators

Thats a great find! Thanks! Ive been tring the photo etch type that you use with a hobby knife handle. Not too great. I hope these are better.

I use a large needle shoved into a length of 3/8 inch dowel. I cut the eye in half with Dremel and abrasive disk, leaving a small fork.  Needles are made from a hard stainless steel, so you can cut away any CA deposits and the tool will last a long time.

I use another identical tool to apply spots of CA accelerator.

Here's a novel idea: Try going to your local music store and get a guitar string - the plain unwound ones work best. You can either glue it to the top half of the tube around the opening, or tape it in place. This makes a tiny thin wire line that you can use for the glue to run along so that you don't get a giant drop of glue where you don't want it to be. You can probably use jewelers' wire, but it won't come in such a small size. You can use T shaped pins to seal your glue bottle shut. It helps to keep the tip from becoming clogged, and it will also make an easier time to clean it up when you need to. I've done this for over twenty years when I need a part touch up, or one that breaks loose, and I don't want to repaint because of a tiny glue droplet.

~ Cobra Chris

thanks for the help. its a lot more economical than a fancy applicator thing! Does the t hspe work better than a standard pin? Ill try. Thank you.

I have been using scaps of wire for years and it seems to do the job just fine. I'm glad you found something that works well for you. Thanks for sharing the idea.

Don Stauffer

I use a large needle shoved into a length of 3/8 inch dowel. I cut the eye in half with Dremel and abrasive disk, leaving a small fork.  Needles are made from a hard stainless steel, so you can cut away any CA deposits and the tool will last a long time.

I use another identical tool to apply spots of CA accelerator.

 

Hi, Don,

Thanks, that's a great idea, especially for precise applications.

Cheers,

Russ

Cobra 427

Here's a novel idea: Try going to your local music store and get a guitar string - the plain unwound ones work best. You can either glue it to the top half of the tube around the opening, or tape it in place. This makes a tiny thin wire line that you can use for the glue to run along so that you don't get a giant drop of glue where you don't want it to be. You can probably use jewelers' wire, but it won't come in such a small size. You can use T shaped pins to seal your glue bottle shut. It helps to keep the tip from becoming clogged, and it will also make an easier time to clean it up when you need to. I've done this for over twenty years when I need a part touch up, or one that breaks loose, and I don't want to repaint because of a tiny glue droplet.

 

~ Cobra Chris

 

Hi, Chris,

A great idea as well!

Cheers,

Russ

I've been using a 0.5 mm mechanical pencil for CA application. Once I'm done, I just break away the used portion of the lead and extend a new length of it. Very quick, economical, and there is nothing to wipe. 

Also, search for "microbrush" on eBay. Those tiny applicators have numerous uses in modeling. You can find them for about $2.00-2.50 per a pack of 100, incl. shipping. I think the purple ones are the thinnest. Here is an example:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/100PCS-Disposable-Eyelash-Extension-Micro-Brush-Applicators-Mascara-Wands-Tools-/272266528193

Hobby stores sell those, too, but they charge considerably more.

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I've been using a 0.5 mm mechanical pencil for CA application. Once I'm done, I just break away the used portion of the lead and extend a new length of it. Very quick, economical, and there is nothing to wipe. 

Also, search for "microbrush" on eBay. Those tiny applicators have numerous uses in modeling. You can find them for about $2.00-2.50 per a pack of 100, incl. shipping. I think the purple ones are the thinnest. Here is an example:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/100PCS-Disposable-Eyelash-Extension-Micro-Brush-Applicators-Mascara-Wands-Tools-/272266528193

Hobby stores sell those, too, but they charge considerably more.

 

I have these. Lots of uses. For about $10 delivered you can get 100 of each color. Should last a looooooooooooooooong time.