Locally available epoxy and/or CA/glue for foam planes

VC · December 16, 2010, 11:10:17 PM

Full size plan will be appreciated, individuals may reduce it later if required. Pl mail it to me if possible at , or else please post the link here so that others may benefit.

Cheers!

Sumeet · December 17, 2010, 01:07:43 AM

I think We are getting off the topic...(The Glues)....

So, posting in the

Exclusive for Electric Planes/Free Foamy Plans.....

speedracer · December 17, 2010, 11:16:25 AM

Quote from: Drone on December 14, 2010, 10:38:34 PM
Also what is the difference between Fevibond and Fevicol SR 998 ? (both look like cobblers glue )

fevibond is used for joining plastic drain pipes and Sr998 is really cobblers glue....

jitender · December 20, 2010, 09:03:17 PM

Which Indian glue can be used for building the MPX EasyStar?

Jitender

anwar · December 21, 2010, 02:38:26 AM

I have seen multiple people build them with 5 minute epoxy. Use only just enough quantity, to keep the weight down.

The recommended method is medium CA with accelerator, and I have never seen any discussion so far about accelerators available in India (not sure if LHSes import and keep them).

bmanoj2 · December 21, 2010, 11:19:16 AM

I have a friend who uses baking soda powder as CA accelerator

. He even helped me once in the field to fix my fuel tank support and its rock solid.

anwar · December 21, 2010, 11:59:24 AM

I am hoping Multiplex folks like Sai/RCForAll will comment on this.

santhosh · December 21, 2010, 12:14:27 PM

for multiplex planes medium ca+ accelerator i s the best option, i prefer thick ca with accelerator because it gives you some time to work on,just completed my hyperion snipper x2 ( epp plane),used the uhu por glue for all the work,its a perfect one for gluing epp . sai is selling multiplx planes but i have more experince building multiplex

SunLikeStar · December 21, 2010, 12:25:26 PM

Quote from: jitender on December 20, 2010, 09:03:17 PM
Which Indian glue can be used for building the MPX EasyStar?

I used fevikwik 203 CA on my Easystar but after trying bondtite clear & fast for some repair work, i'm sure this is what i'm gonna use on my next Multiplex model.
http://www.resinova.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=131:bondtite-fast-a-clear&catid=36:household-adhesives-&Itemid=60

flyingboxcar · December 21, 2010, 04:21:38 PM

Quote from: santhosh on December 21, 2010, 12:14:27 PM
used the uhu por glue for all the work,its a perfect one for gluing epp .

Who in India stocks UHU?
BTW do you know what does Uhu mean in German?

bmanoj2 · December 21, 2010, 06:15:38 PM

Quote from: santhosh on December 21, 2010, 12:14:27 PM
used the uhu por glue for all the work,its a perfect one for gluing epp .

UHU POR Glue (Foam Safe) is no more available in the UAE market. From the wholesaler I came to know that its been discontinued, at least in UAE

anwar · December 21, 2010, 06:20:05 PM

No wonder, I have not been able to find it in Qatar, been looking for couple of months now.

bmanoj2 · December 21, 2010, 06:21:05 PM

I can Send you 2 or 3 Tubes..

anwar · December 21, 2010, 06:28:05 PM

I wanted to see how well it works, but it is not a must for me. People like Santhosh who has tons of Multiplex models to be built would benefit more from it.

For my stuff, even white/carpenters glue would work

bmanoj2 · December 21, 2010, 06:29:45 PM

hahahaha, Ok , I send one to Santhosh few months back to try on his sons Car Tyres.

santhosh · December 21, 2010, 10:23:23 PM

Quote from: flyingboxcar on December 21, 2010, 04:21:38 PM
Who in India stocks UHU?
BTW do you know what does Uhu mean in German?

no idea

VC · December 21, 2010, 10:29:17 PM

UHU means Owl in German.

yashb · February 13, 2011, 08:44:35 AM

hot glue gun is good for coro though i have never tried it with depron or biofome

anwar · March 02, 2011, 09:49:04 PM

I just saw 3 glues for Pidilite/Fevicol here in Qatar : SR998 , contact adhesive 777 and WG220 for furniture. What are each of these for ? What would be best for foam board ?

SunLikeStar · March 02, 2011, 10:11:35 PM

SR998 is rubber glue wont work wit foam

SunLikeStar · March 03, 2011, 12:06:33 PM

Quote from: SunLikeStar on December 21, 2010, 12:25:26 PM
after trying bondtite clear & fast for some repair work, i'm sure this is what i'm gonna use on my next Multiplex model.

Please do not use this glue, use CA only. Recently while boiling my easystar I discovered that the parts where i had used bondtite didn't recover fully, not a big deal but why compromise.

Subir · April 05, 2011, 04:21:04 PM

Hi veteran scratcbuilders
I just started into foamies and got into a bind, which glue or CA to use, I tried evotite460 but it is not sticking the foam together super glue eats into the foam, finding no solution i hot glued it but it looks bad.

Any suggestion are welcome. Veterans please help.

Regards

Subir

ashJR7202 · April 05, 2011, 07:36:41 PM

hi Subir,

evotite460 is pretty good one, me and may other foam builders are using it. u have to be little careful, not to apply to much, only thin layer, otherwise it takes some time around minute or so and u have to hold the join in place till it is dry. if u apply thin layer it is very effective takes only few seconds to join!!!

cheers

anwar · April 05, 2011, 08:20:22 PM

5 minute epoxy (Araldite Rapid etc) applied carefully works on most types of foam. The trick is to apply very small quantities, and wipe of the excess quickly.

For foamboard, I have seen wood glue (carpenter type fevicol) being used very successfully here.

KALYANPRODHAN · April 05, 2011, 10:33:15 PM

The trick learned from VC,

Stick Cellotape on both surfaces to join. Now fix with even fevi-quick(CA) and this will not ate foam as it will not came in contact with foam. Very effective method and single glue can be used for wood (Balsa) and foam (Depron/Biofoam). Preferable use cold CA can help you more with cellotape.

But with any type of glue, use minimum glue.