theBaron
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Unless I'm mistaken, PVA, also known as white glue, is water-soluable. I would use something waterproof, CA glue or better, 2-part epoxy.
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Unless I'm mistaken, PVA, also known as white glue, is water-soluable. I would use something waterproof, CA glue or better, 2-part epoxy.
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Hi Richie and Hank,
Thanks for the vote of confidence in our paintbrushes and I am glad they are working out for you.
We restocked our range of Black handle paintbrushes just before Christmas and the good news for 2024 is that we are holding the 2023 prices for another year.
They can be ordered from our website or stop by our stand at one of the many show we will be attending throughout 2024. The first one being the Peterborough Model Club show on the 3rd March followed by the Sword and Lance show in April.
If anyone has any questions or queries then please send me a message.
Thanks for the vote of confidence in our paintbrushes and I am glad they are working out for you.
We restocked our range of Black handle paintbrushes just before Christmas and the good news for 2024 is that we are holding the 2023 prices for another year.
They can be ordered from our website or stop by our stand at one of the many show we will be attending throughout 2024. The first one being the Peterborough Model Club show on the 3rd March followed by the Sword and Lance show in April.
If anyone has any questions or queries then please send me a message.
Henk
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It's ok when dried. They have sofar not become detatched again.
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Just a side note PVA is better as it has slight give in it when set. Where as the others set hard and given the furrels need to flex a little as you use the brushes the give is good.
Hope that makes sense
Hope that makes sense
theBaron
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PVA will eventually dissolve, though, with extended exposure to water. Warm or hot water works faster, so it's probably not likely in our application. But soaked long enough, it will soften and dissolve. I'd just as soon use CA or 2-part epoxy, or one of Gorilla Glue's products, in this application.
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theBaron
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I have a followup on PVA glue and how durable it is or lasts over time.
I have two items that I assembled with PVA glue, white glue, brand is Elmer's sold here in the US.
One if the items is a series of white plastic rails, sort of a C in cross section. They came from a coffee machine we had a while back at work. The rails held little packets of coffee and other powdered beverages, with a kind of T-shaped spout or nipple at the top of the packet. The T-shaped spout fit in the rail, which fit into the machine like a magazine. I scavenged used rails for their scratchbuilding value. I took about a dozen of them, interlocked them the long way, one facing up, the next facing down, interlocking the C's, and secured them with white glue. I draped this over a large stone crock laid on its side, so the glue would set up and leave a curved wall. My idea was something like the interior of a Quonset hut, for a sci-fi diorama. Well, I never got past that point, and over a couple years of sitting, the glue has weakened, and what was curved is now flat.
The other item is a home-made holder for bamboo skewers with alligator clamps attached. I made those as holders for when I airbrush small items. I had seen similar holders in posts online. Apparent one such product is a cat's scratching box. Well, I'd be damned if I bought something I could make myself from corrugated cardboard stock and an old candy box. I cut the corrugated stock to size, then glued the pieces into the candy box, with an ample amount of white glue spread across the bottom of the box. I made that about 6 or 7 years ago. I noticed the other day that the corrugated pieces have loosened over time. I went to pull one of the skewers from the box, and it brought the corrugated stock along with it. Not a big deal-I'll just re-glue them, with white glue. But it illustrates that if you secure a loose ferrule to the handle with white glue, it may eventually need to be repaired.
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I have two items that I assembled with PVA glue, white glue, brand is Elmer's sold here in the US.
One if the items is a series of white plastic rails, sort of a C in cross section. They came from a coffee machine we had a while back at work. The rails held little packets of coffee and other powdered beverages, with a kind of T-shaped spout or nipple at the top of the packet. The T-shaped spout fit in the rail, which fit into the machine like a magazine. I scavenged used rails for their scratchbuilding value. I took about a dozen of them, interlocked them the long way, one facing up, the next facing down, interlocking the C's, and secured them with white glue. I draped this over a large stone crock laid on its side, so the glue would set up and leave a curved wall. My idea was something like the interior of a Quonset hut, for a sci-fi diorama. Well, I never got past that point, and over a couple years of sitting, the glue has weakened, and what was curved is now flat.
The other item is a home-made holder for bamboo skewers with alligator clamps attached. I made those as holders for when I airbrush small items. I had seen similar holders in posts online. Apparent one such product is a cat's scratching box. Well, I'd be damned if I bought something I could make myself from corrugated cardboard stock and an old candy box. I cut the corrugated stock to size, then glued the pieces into the candy box, with an ample amount of white glue spread across the bottom of the box. I made that about 6 or 7 years ago. I noticed the other day that the corrugated pieces have loosened over time. I went to pull one of the skewers from the box, and it brought the corrugated stock along with it. Not a big deal-I'll just re-glue them, with white glue. But it illustrates that if you secure a loose ferrule to the handle with white glue, it may eventually need to be repaired.
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Brad
