Miatatom Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 The job goes easier when you've got the right tool. Some of you might not need something like this but when your hands aren't as steady as they used to be, it makes some accurately applying glue much easier. I read a suggestion here that using insulin syringes was a good way to apply small amounts of glue. I tried that and while it does work well, sometimes the plunger would stick a little and then I'd wind up with more glue than I needed. I gave it a little thought and here's what I came up with. I took a couple of old dzus fasteners and flattened them out. You don't have to use them but I had some already. You can pick them up at a race shop. Guys that race go through them, especially if they race dirt. A small washer was epoxied to one fastener to hold the syringe since the opening in a dzus fastener is too large. A nut was epoxied to the other fastener which serves to hold a fine thread bolt. A couple of small screws and some plastic tubing made the parts that hold it all together. Disassembled. The syringe in placed in the holder. The syringe is ready to be filled. The syringe is loaded and ready. Just hold the device with one hand and screw the bolt in with the other. Took a little time to decide how to make it and put it together but I've already used to once and it works great. Naturally you can't used glue that's too thick in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 impressive resolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilderness1989 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Great tip! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 I've used old syringes for years, but I'm a diabetic. Might be tough for people without syringe prescription to obtain a syringe ... at least here in MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miatatom Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 I've used old syringes for years, but I'm a diabetic. Might be tough for people without syringe prescription to obtain a syringe ... at least here in MA Same here in Tennessee. Our cat is diabetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Same here in Tennessee. Our cat is diabetic. Seriously, Tom? .. now there's a loved cat! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snacktruck67 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 I've used old syringes for years, but I'm a diabetic. Might be tough for people without syringe prescription to obtain a syringe ... at least here in MA I use my syringes for applying CA's Kicker. Does a super job. At least being diabetic, gets me tons of syringes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford guy Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Do you use new, "never been used before" syringes or ones that have been used before? You said that you use them for CA kicker, but have you ever used them for CA glue? What type of glue do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonewolf01 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 you can go on amazon and get insulin syringes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snacktruck67 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 (edited) Do you use new, "never been used before" syringes or ones that have been used before? You said that you use them for CA kicker, but have you ever used them for CA glue? What type of glue do you use? No I don't use them for CA glue. Just does not work well, because the glue seems to set up too fast. I now use toothpicks or the looper. I use new syringes for kicker, because I currently use a pen for my injections. I have about 300 new syringes sitting in a closet, just waiting to be used. As I mentioned before, they work wonders with Sidekick accelerator. I don't know if it is legal for me to mail syringes, but if I can you sure would be welcome to some. Edited December 28, 2014 by snacktruck67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miatatom Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share Posted December 27, 2014 We flush our used syringes with water. I use them for thin CA glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snacktruck67 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 We flush our used syringes with water. I use them for thin CA glue. Very smart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snacktruck67 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 We flush our used syringes with water. I use them for thin CA glue. Doesn't the CA clog up the tip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miatatom Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) Doesn't the CA clog up the tip? Yes, but not immediately. I just get another one out and use it. I don't use them all the time. Just when I'm trying to, as the thread title says, "dispense thin glue precisely". Edited December 28, 2014 by Miatatom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford guy Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Thanks for the cool tool idea Tom. Thanks to you Mike for the clarification. I've got some syringes in my stash somewhere. Gotta try this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snacktruck67 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Does anyone use the Looper to dispense ca glue? I have one, but I have not yet tried it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snacktruck67 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I always took the plunger out after I had drawn the Tenax into the syringe. It makes it work like a Touch N Flow. I haven't used Tenax or a syringe for a long time now. Tamiya's Extra Thin Cement took the place of both. It's a lot better than Tenax IMO and won't evaporate like Tenax does. Tamiya that good? Does it have a slow drying time as compared to thicker CA glues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_G Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Tamiya that good? Does it have a slow drying time as compared to thicker CA glues? I think the Tamiya Extra Thin cement is a solvent-type glue rather than a CA type IIRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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