Fixing CA bottle

[Tiger]

I've bought a bottle of thin CA but the hole where the CA comes out from is too large and consequently pours out too fast and runs everwhere. This makes it difficult to do a CA finish. The nozzle is attached to the body of the bottle and I can't take it apart. Any ideas on how to solve this problem?

 

[philipff]

Try melting the tip of the bottle with a match and then drill a tiny hole in the end. Or, don't buy that brand again! Philip

 

[Xander]

You can by 'nozzles' to fit the bottles from any good hobby store. They just push fit over the built-in bottle nozzle. Note, they are very fine and do clog if left open so what I do is when I need to use that glue I snip off 1/8" from the nozzle. They are cheap and come in packs of 5 or 10.

http://www.foxywoodz.com/content/ca-glue-tips (Never bought from them but that's the first site I found when googled)

 

[Monty]

I have tips available on mysite also.

 

[BSea]

When mine get clogged, I put them in acetone for about a day. They come out like new.

 

[ed4copies]

Look here: (for T222)
Bottles & Accessories : Wooden Wonders, Your one stop glue shop
If you want to be "super certain", buy a few empty bottles too.

 

[maxwell_smart007]

Monty has the right advice there - those tips have really narrow tubes, so they'll make the opening that much smaller....

They're pretty slick.

 

[Crickett]

There is no need to purchase anything, just let some CA dry on the tip and then use a pin or small nail to make a new hole. As we all know, eventually the hole will plug with CA with regular use.

 

[Tiger]

Thanks to all for those suggestions, I haven't seen those nozzles here but they look useful. I'm going to try Marla's idea as it's now 9 am here and I want to make a couple of pens right now.

 

[NewLondon88]

the tips work great.. and mine haven't clogged in a while.
(I probably just jinxed myself) But if they do, just cut it back 1/16"
and you have a fresh surface.
I no longer put caps back on my CA and they don't dry out. This saves
me the hassle of destroying a bottle of CA while trying to get the cap
to come off.

 

[crabcreekind]

For a ca finish, I put a couple drops of ca on my paper towel. Then I apply it to the blank. Not just dump it on like most people. I found it uses less CA, and it does not splatter everywhere.

 

[rherrell]

Squeeze some air out of the bottle before you turn it over, then when you turn it over let a little air back in, that will keep the glue in the bottle. It takes a little practice but once you get the hang of it you'll be able to control the flow and put the glue right where you want it.