Wax pencil

[trapper]

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]

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]

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]

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!

[CabDriver]

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]

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.

[trapper]

Thank's everyone