pyrochris732 Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Whats the best glue for gluing your time fuse tubes to the hemis? or time fuse glued inside the carboard tubes which go into the hemi? I glue on the inside of your hemis and outside for extra strenth too. I've had time fuse punch through my shells and flowerpot them on occasion. That liquid nail gel seems pretty damned strong, but its not cheap. Ive had people tell me that gorilla glue is the best as well as plain old elmers glue. Is there a gold standard that the pros use? Thanks, Chris
NightHawkInLight Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Hot glue works just fine. Don't go light on it, it's cheap. Heat the gun up in another room, unplug it before bringing it near your compositions to avoid the risk of ignition via short circuit.
Bonny Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 I also use hot glue, both inside and outside of the hemi. When I'm pasting, a also paste a few strips of paper right over the glue and onto the fuse. you can also use white glue soaked string. Wrap it around the fuse on the outside of the hemi.
Seymour Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 I use wheat paste soaked string. It does not actually take very long and I consider it to be very reliable. I've had failures with hot glue, but not this method. It is the method used in high quality Chines shells too. http://pyroguide.com/index.php?title=Image:Jelly_2.jpg
pyrochris732 Posted January 25, 2011 Author Posted January 25, 2011 ive done wood glue + hot glue. That seemed to work for a lot of the shells but i wanted to make sure it wasnt incorrect. I would use elmers wood glue, let it dry overnight, and then the next day i would hot glue it as well. Inside and out. The glue sticks i use are the cheap walmart "low temperature" glue sticks (they have normal high temp too). Would a better quality glue stick make a difference? Thanks
Ralph Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 ive done wood glue + hot glue. That seemed to work for a lot of the shells but i wanted to make sure it wasnt incorrect. I would use elmers wood glue, let it dry overnight, and then the next day i would hot glue it as well. Inside and out. The glue sticks i use are the cheap walmart "low temperature" glue sticks (they have normal high temp too). Would a better quality glue stick make a difference? Thanks I dont know about the glue your using but $2 store glue here seemes to peal very easily from strawboard and could quite easily result in a flowerpot or muzzle break but if the glue holds than its all good (im using cheap glue I got for less than what the $2 shops sell but it adhears well so causes no problems)
pyrochris732 Posted January 25, 2011 Author Posted January 25, 2011 no it seems to bond really strong, but once in awhile i still get a flowerpot.
Bonny Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 no it seems to bond really strong, but once in awhile i still get a flowerpot. Are you gluing it inside and outside? Even using the cheapest glue I could find I've never had a problem. It could be that you are not letting the glue get hot enough. Even when it can be "pushed out" using the trigger it might not be hot enough. I let the glue gun heat until the glue is almost running out of the nozzle.Some cheap glue guns cool quickly once you start pumping the glue out.Also, when you glue the outside (I do this first), apply the glue with the fuse farther out and then twist it while pushing it into to desired position. The fuse will carry some glue into the hole and seal it better.
NightHawkInLight Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Bonny is spot on with his suggestions. Also, don't go light on it if you're concerned.
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