David Ashby - Moderator Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Self explanatory really, do you have a favourite glue brand? Edited By David Ashby - RCME on 23/01/2014 14:58:31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Reynolds LaserCraft Services Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Voted Zapp, but I also use Titebond II a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Evostick Resin-W or Wicke's cornice glue (thick cyno) Edited By Bob Cotsford on 23/01/2014 15:27:42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Jones Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Zap, all day every day. Over the years I've tried most things, the worst being £1 shop cyano. Glue is not all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Haycox Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Another vote for Zap . I have tried a much cheaper brand (not listed) but when It dried it was yellow coloured and felt slightly waxy, never again Edited By Racing Snake on 23/01/2014 15:32:14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prop Nut Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I use Deluxe, Grip and Zap, whichever is the best buy when I need it, as there seems to be nothing to choose between them in terms of quality. I gave up on cheapie brands long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger graves Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Zap, cyno Devcon 5 min or 1/2 hr epoxy Araldite 24 hr epoxy and UHU balsa cement. plus Resin w pva and evo stick for contact. How many boxes should I tick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Bennett Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 i used to be a cyano man, but have been using evostick wood glue lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew767 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Mostly 5 Star but whatever the LMS has in an emergency. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn K Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I use "no more nails" PVA - it sets harder and faster than Evo-Stik Resin-W, its just a dreadful product name. Comes in a black squeeze bottle - I think that it's slightly more expensive that Resin-W. Cyano and Epoxy - I tend to use pound shop stuff. 151 Epoxy seems to work well but my favourite Cyano is definitely Maxi-Fix Black label (it smokes) - there is also a Maxi-Fix Yellow (label) which doesn't seem as effective. I tend to buy at least 5 bottles every time I see it. I think I have got about 50 bottles in stock at the moment I use a heat gun to make sure the epoxy hardening process starts - not too much or it goes very runny and probably just where you don't want it to go. Martyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim A Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Titebond premium 2, Zap 30 min epoxy, Great Planes Ca (made in the UK apparently). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Mmm? What to vote. Out of the options there I use: Zap CA, Deluxe Materials aliphatic Deluxe Materials 1 hour epoxy Bob Smiths 5 minute epoxy. Confusion reins supreme! BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Whybrow Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Based on quantity used, it would be Deluxe materials aliphatic. But as I have around 6 different Zap products (15 minute, 30 minute and finishing epoxy, thin cyano, foam safe cyano, cyano kicker), I had to vote Zap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecchio Austriaco Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 For Epoxy I use Uhu plus 300 for the really important stuff (300kg/cm2 if hardened at higher temperatures), 1h potlife and 12h setting time at 20degC. For less critical areas Zpoxy 30 min. Cyanoacrylate: I use Als-zone thin for balsa and Als-zone foam proof for depron but sometimes I cannot resist using poundlands superglue. The advantage is that the quantity per tube is very small, so you use it all before the top starts blocking - and it doesn't hurt in the pocket if it happens - you just use another one. Aliphatic is not my kind of beer, I think I have said that several times in this forum. I had very bad experience while building the Bonanza, probably I should have changed the brand, but I don't see the big advantage. With the PVA I go for Henkel Ponal express (they say it glues in 5 minutes, give it 10 and it works) and if it should last I use Henkel Ponal waterproof. UHU and Ponal are probably not common in the UK, but I have a very good experience with them in all my model making life, so I import these glues (they last for years, so not a big deal. I import also my coffee - not because Austria is a coffee growing country but I like the way Julius Meinl is roasting it So - what shall I tick - Zap? Pound shop glues? or others? - I go for Other brand. VA - glue and coffee importing department Edited By Vecchio Austriaco on 23/01/2014 18:22:51 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Smith Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 For cyano, I tend to favour EverBuild for no other reason than it's only £1.01 for 20g and £2.27 for 50g from Toolstation. They do them in both medium and high viscosities. I'm not sure how they compare to the more expensive "specialist" cyanos, but I've never had any problems with them and they're better than the stuff from the £1 shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Evostik Wood Glue ( Resin W) because it's easily available locally and the wood gives way before the glue does -even on hardwood. ( you cannot say that about the cheap supermarket stuff! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Evostick pva grabs quick strong bond Z poxy for high strength Edwards cyano tacking (pound shop in clear plastic) try it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Based on my current stocks, Deluxe wins on quantity but Zap and Bob Smiths products are also there. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iqon Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Nowt wrong with pound shop cyno as long as you buy " Edwards " bottles, dont waste your time with the tubes though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart C Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 My favourite died years ago. RIP dear Britfix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 ZAP, not so much a favourite as what I happen to use most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Skilbeck Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Needs another choice "no favourite brand" I use glues from 4 of the above on a regular basis, and it would depend on the type of adhesive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsay Todd Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Favourite Brand, in truth more like what I can readily get hold of, that being said Deluxe seems to tick most of the boxes for me. I try to avoid using too much cyno so Resin W (White glue) would probably star as my long term partner. Edited By Lindsay Todd on 24/01/2014 08:48:32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris basson Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Pound shop for 'poxy and cyano, Deluxe Aliphatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Aliphatic most of the time - a traditional woodworker, me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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