No worries Bob. Eric illustrated it well and I have a pin vise. Great tip!
To save my pinvise for other things, I drilled a small hole in a length of 3/8 inch dowel, jammed the needle in that, with a bit of CA glue on it. Permanent glue applying tool while still keeping pinvise available for drills, etc.
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This is one I made using an old pen body. The item to the right is a fine point needle inserted into a sprue handle. I bought a set of embroidery needles (large eyes) at a fabric store, cut the ends at an angle and then inserted them using gorilla glue into old pen bodies (never throw plastic away)
Bob Gregory
Ruining one kit at a time
Loc-tite professional super glue. I have had great success with photoetch using this. its not too thick, but also not so thin it runs everywhere. that gives you around 10 seconds to position the PE before it solidifies to a rock hard contact. i have tried many different ones, including zap-a-gap and such, but the Loc-tite is still my go-to.
Hi ;
I Have read all the answers so far . Here’s mine for what they are worth . At present I have a " Skybridge " under construction .The Kit is by Faller .It’s a glass and tube structure that takes the pedestrian over two or three tracks at European train stations .
It has more clear parts than one would expect . Ninety percent of the build is clear with the pipe details painted on both sides of the part . Now here’s the rub . In 1/87 or H.O. Scale , there is a lot of very fine details . In plastic ! !
They have drain pipes and handles that are no bigger than .05 MM. ! And this includes the parts in the elevators inside the clear end towers . I gave you this info for a reason , so please don’t give up on me .
I used Super Glue and lots of it , as well as Aleen’s tacky glue ( In the Bronze or Copper bottle ) I applied the glue using two methods . The first and best for me is a large sewing needle in which I have ground off the top of the eye .The pointed end is buried in a big wooden bead for comfort . The Aleen’s is easy . I make a puddle and drag or dip the part in it . Then mount the part where it goes . These methods also work for Faller’s weird plastic glue .You cannot use the bottle for more than four or five parts Before the nozzle clogs up .
This glue is for plastic , the Faller clear parts are very sensitive to it , so extreme care is needed . It is about the consistency of TESTORS styrene cement in the black bottle , but a lot more troublesome ! T.B.