trapper Posted April 20, 2021 Posted April 20, 2021 Hello everyone, I'm just wondering if anyone has ever tried or heard of a type of wax pencil for picking and placing small photo etch parts? I would like to look into this but I'm not sure where to start. Any help would be appreciated.
NOBLNG Posted April 20, 2021 Posted April 20, 2021 (edited) Something like this? I don’t have one, so I don’t know how well it works.http://www.hyperscale.com/2011/reviews/tools/pickandplacereviewbg_1.htm Edited April 20, 2021 by NOBLNG
Miatatom Posted April 21, 2021 Posted April 21, 2021 Google museum glue. It's really more of a putty. I bought some of this and it works great. Get some long toothpicks and cut the tip off one end and put a small blob of this stuff on it. You can hold and place the tiniest parts. It's sticky enough to hold small parts but leaves no residue. I couldn't build without it.
peteski Posted April 21, 2021 Posted April 21, 2021 I have a roll of 3M "adhesive only" tape. Basically it is a brown backing paper with a thin layer of adhesive (similar to what is used on regular clear Scotch tape). I take a bit of that adhesive and apply it to the end of a toothpick. Instant parts picker!
OldNYJim Posted April 21, 2021 Posted April 21, 2021 I’ve heard of people doing this before, but never tried it. Here’s one such example (with a layaway plan available if you don’t want to spring for the $3 upfront ??) http://www.hobbyworld-usa.com/Store/index.php?id_product=1161&controller=product
Nacho Z Posted April 21, 2021 Posted April 21, 2021 18 minutes ago, CabDriver said: I’ve heard of people doing this before, but never tried it. Here’s one such example (with a layaway plan available if you don’t want to spring for the $3 upfront ??) http://www.hobbyworld-usa.com/Store/index.php?id_product=1161&controller=product I use this pencil. It works just fine. I use it mostly on PE for ships.
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