I like Tenax just fine.I use an old liner brush and it works well for me.
Recently though I went to MEK.Unless you’re slopping it around and glueing huge parts with a bunch of it things should be O.K.The top is only off long enough to attatch the parts and I’m careful not to spill or handle the liquid itself.I have no children or such things to worry about so I like the cost.JMHO
I used Tenax for the first time tonight. That stuff is amazing! Wish I had tried it years ago!
Where can a guy buy the SC-25? I’m not sure I’d go for it because this little ounce bottle looks like it will last for years and I would never use a quart or more of the stuff before it dried up. Or will it dry up? Does the stuff have any kind of limited shelf life?
That’s SC-125. This particular repackaging of the industrial chemical is from Caseway Industrial Products, Inc. But there are many other producers and distributors. The chemical name is dichloromethane or methylene chloride. A local plastics distributor should have the equivalent, just ask for it by chemical name. For plastics use, it comes in a number of different varieties with different applications. Here is a link to Caseway Industrial.
See, in particular, their links to MSDS. and their product descriptions (a large pdf file) which will give you an idea of what’s available.
If you are unsure where to find a plastics distributor near your location (business yellow pages or internet) try this link to the International Association of Plastics Distributors.
i used it to glue a twisted fuselage together i let it dry a couple hours took the clamps of all good right… about 1 min later i am sitting there and 1/2 the fuselage blows by my face like a bullet the other 1/2 went the other way
Been there! Done that! [8-]
I’ve been using MEK for years. I keep small supplies handy in old Tenax bottles, opening them just long enough to draw enough into a touch & flow applicator. Then I cap the bottles. Seems to cut down a bit on the fumes.