JercraftNE
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Been out of the loop for a while. Was using two part epoxy. What is every one using nowadays?
Glueing blanks
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mmayo
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Stay with it.
Fuzzy63
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That's still the best way.
Medium CA
qquake
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Painfullyslow
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I have tried a lot of different products without success. The one that consistently works for me is T88 epoxy from System3.
qquake
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T-88 is a very strong epoxy, but it takes a long time to cure.
JercraftNE
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Thanks to all...Blessings
mg_dreyer
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Here is my technique (and there are a few other videos out there ....
Click on this link to the video - 10 Minutes To Better Pen Making - Gluing
Click on this link to the video - 10 Minutes To Better Pen Making - Gluing
Painfullyslow
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True. 24 hours but then again most '5 minute' epoxies are 12+ hours to full cure so either way, the part is being left until the next day.
qquake
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I routinely start working with an epoxied blank after only 15 or 20 minutes. Haven't had one fail yet. Knock on wood. (See what I did there?)
Painfullyslow
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I assume you are using the stick-fast brand that you posted a picture of? I haven't tried that one yet.
Also, are you talking wood to wood, wood to metal, acrylic, etc? Also, are you doing this on a relatively simple 90 degree segment or something more complicated?
I would love to be able to start something 20 minutes after I set the epoxy.
WriteON
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Medium CA. If I feel speeding up the process I spray each end with accelerator and go for it. As for which to use CA or epoxy…. No rules… use whatever works best for you.
qquake
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I'm talking brass tubes to wood or acrylic. I don't do segmented pens.
Woodchipper
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Thick CA glue. Sets in less than a minute but I let it set up for 30 minutes.
Painfullyslow
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Wow, I need to learn to read better. All this time I thought this was in the segmenting forum.
For tube to blank adhesive I just use thick CA unless its a segmented pen or a wood that is prone to blowouts, then I use epoxy.
For tube to blank adhesive I just use thick CA unless its a segmented pen or a wood that is prone to blowouts, then I use epoxy.
5 minute epoxy means you have 5 minutes of working time, after that the epoxy is setting up .
But cure time can as said by painfullyslow can be 12 or more hours .
1 hr epoxy the epoxy has 1 hour to soak or wick (working time ) into wood/plastics or bone/leather.
and its about 24 hour cure time if being used for bonding .
For epoxy finishes can be up to 5 to 7 days depending on how many coats are put on .
Some inlays I CA in depending on the inlay but then everything is getting soaked or covered with 1 hour west systems marine epoxy for the sealer/finish .
I don't use 5 minute epoxy. because I think one hour epoxy wicks into the wood farther for a better longer lasting bond .
But cure time can as said by painfullyslow can be 12 or more hours .
1 hr epoxy the epoxy has 1 hour to soak or wick (working time ) into wood/plastics or bone/leather.
and its about 24 hour cure time if being used for bonding .
For epoxy finishes can be up to 5 to 7 days depending on how many coats are put on .
Some inlays I CA in depending on the inlay but then everything is getting soaked or covered with 1 hour west systems marine epoxy for the sealer/finish .
I don't use 5 minute epoxy. because I think one hour epoxy wicks into the wood farther for a better longer lasting bond .