I am working on the Cutty Sark and need to glue small wires and pins together for railings and other parts. I have tries Testors for Wood and Metal; Krazy Glue; and JB Weld epoxy with very little success. Either my techniques are faulty or I need some other type of glue. Any suggestions would be welcome.
Paul
You need CA glue to glue metal wires.
Hi Paul ;
What I do is make sure all the horizontal joins come at a 90 degree Bend or Curve . That way you can hide the joint on the stanchions .You can use super glue , But for railings or metal I recommend a very fine tipped resistance soldering set .That is far superior than any glue out there .
This is the strongest CA glue I’ve ever used. Michigan Toy Solider company sells it.
I just remembered a technique I have used on scratch ship models for railings for stanchions and cable railings. I cut short pieces of piano wire for the stanchions, and then used fine copper wire (quite flexible) for the cable. I believe for solid pipe railings, one could use fine brass rod for the railings, one could use fine K & S rod (stiff stuff). If you do not like soldering, wrap the railing pieces together at each right angle joint with very fine copper wire, say #30 or #32 gauge. Wrap with a small knot. Then apply the CA. I have had success with this technique. You should be able to find pieces of that rod long enough for the horizontal railings.
As an aside, I just got a Micro Mark catalog in the mail yesterday. The catalogs are now marked both Micro Mark and Scientific. Several months ago they had an issue that had a couple of paragraphs saying how Micro Mark is related as a business to the old Scientific Models. That sure brings back memories for me, as I built many a Scientific kit while they were in business!
Why is this necessary?
Small ship parts made from small wires and small pins.
Ok, now i get it.
For the railing to stanchion joint, you are joining the perpendicularly. The result with round wire is a joint with virtually zero contact area, resulting in very high stress. Wraping the joint with fine wire, then gluing, results in much more contact area, and also gives some mechanical strength to joint.
Even when I solder I always wrap joints first.
Thats my one and only CA glue. Love this stuff. Nothing comes close to this brand. Stronger than other CA / super glues out there.
What makes this CA glue so much stronger than others?