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                        Glue Dispenser

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                        grizz30_06
                        • Member since
                          March 2005
                        • From: The Red Hills of South Carolina
                        Glue Dispenser
                        Posted by grizz30_06 on Monday, January 22, 2007 2:21 PM

                        I was looking at the micro-mark web page and saw this micro glue applicator 

                        http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=82448

                        Well I thought to myself.  That looks just like a sewing needle with the very back end cut off and attatched to a paint brush handle.  So I did exactly that (except I heated the sharp end up and stuck in a piece of sprue.  It works great.  I never like using just a needle to apply super glue because it just seems to go everywhere.  I did try makeing a loop but I didn't like it either.  I actually used the needle that I used to use to spread glue.  I took my dremel and a cut off disk and VERY CAREFULLY cut the back off.

                        Grizz

                        Denial, it's not just a coping mechanism, it's a way of life.
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                        kp80
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        • From: NYC
                        Posted by kp80 on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 6:19 AM
                        In the Feb 07 FSM, pg. 16, there is photo of the same thing.  The photo caption says it is a sewing needle with the top of the loop cut off.  I'm going to have to try it, it looks like a great alternative to my toothpick.
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                        grizz30_06
                        • Member since
                          March 2005
                        • From: The Red Hills of South Carolina
                        Posted by grizz30_06 on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 2:42 PM

                        Well I guess someone else got the idea first.  Owell.  And that sounds like what I did.

                        Grizz

                        Denial, it's not just a coping mechanism, it's a way of life.
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                        CuriousG
                        • Member since
                          November 2006
                        • From: Tacoma, WA
                        Posted by CuriousG on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 1:22 AM
                        Chucked my cut needle in an old X-acto knife handle and it works great. No need to Dremel-cut the end of the loop though - a small pair of sidecutters will take it off quick and easy (Just close your eyes or wear safety glasses!) Smile [:)]When the tip gets gunked up you can hold it over a Bic lighter and burn off all the dried CA. If I am doing a lot of CA work I just leave a little tealight candle burning off to the side and hold the tool over it when it needs clearing. Wipe off a little soot and you are back in the game.

                        George Ireland

                        "If you can't learn to do it well, learn to enjoy doing it badly."  - Ashleigh Brilliant

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                        grizz30_06
                        • Member since
                          March 2005
                        • From: The Red Hills of South Carolina
                        Posted by grizz30_06 on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 1:19 PM

                        Does the burning/burnt CA glue give off toxic or unpleasent odor? 

                        Grizz

                        Denial, it's not just a coping mechanism, it's a way of life.
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                        CuriousG
                        • Member since
                          November 2006
                        • From: Tacoma, WA
                        Posted by CuriousG on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 2:41 PM

                        It does I suppose, faintly, but we are talking about the very tiny amount that builds up between the prongs of that cut needle. Between CA, CA kicker, CA debonder, regular old model glue and such, I have taken to placing a small fan on the edge of my bench to offer a little airflow. Nothing like what my spray booth offers, and even then only if I am doing a LOT of work with stuff.

                         

                        George Ireland

                        "If you can't learn to do it well, learn to enjoy doing it badly."  - Ashleigh Brilliant

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