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Adventures of a CA N00B


The motor kit had some parts I might not use so I put the transmission together to see how this stuff works.


1) Liquid Professional Loctite and Household Krazy Glue set way too fast!

2) CA is strong, but the bond doesn't have a ton of shear strength.

3) Resin is harder than the shear strength of CA.


In other words, the glue set before I could do the fine alignment of the seams in the sides of the transmission case. I set it in acetone, but the glue was at the center of the casting and it didn't help. I gave it a good twist and fractured the bond by hand without noticeably damaging the parts. After lunch I'm off to the hobby shop to buy some slower acting glue for this project.


Dale


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