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So come all ye young men who are building castles! (gluing tip)
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<p>Just a little tip when you are gluing, if you are new to the process or haven't found this in an archived thread.....</p><p>Go to WalMart and get a package of syringes that they sell to diabetics. You get about 10 for $3.</p><p>These are great for applying Proweld or solvent types of glue. Careful, you don't really need to depress the plunger. Just fill a little bit with the plunger and lay the syringe sideways on a little block of wood until you need it. Then just lift it and run it along a seam. Careful, solvent will drip out on a surface though. But this is more accurate than the brush that comes in the bottle and a useful technique in some spots.</p><p>This morning I found it really useful in assembling passenger car diaphrams.</p><p>Why doesn't it glue up the inside of the plastic tube and plunger...I dunno, but they can be reused.</p><p>Some places sell a long pipette with a hollow needle applicator, but I found these were really hard to fill and often became plugged and one had to keep tapping and dragging it to get it to work. It was also far too long. Advantage was, there is no dripping from these.</p><p>Anyway, whatever turns your crank, eh, Jethro.</p>
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