I picked up a Timberline wood kit of a small shed, and I am wondering what glue to use - Duco? White glue? Flour and water? etc. As a kid I used Ambroid cement, but I haven’t seen any of that stuff around for a while. Suggestions would be approciated. Thanks
for wood i used tight bond .
Lately, I have been using Titebond Original for wood kits.
Paul
Wood glue?
A thin layer of Titebond Wood Glue is what I use.
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-Kevin
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I use yellow wood glue.
Titebond seems to be thepeoples choice; thanks
CA for immediate bonds, no need to wait.
CA glue became the glue of choice in model airplane construction, for these reasons. With the wood held in position, the thin CA quickly wicks into the wood across the gap between pieces.
one problem is controlling the amount of glue, you’ll need less than a drop. There are glue applicator tips for this reason.
to gain experience, try using CA on internal structures.
but if you plan on staining (e.g. indian ink), you need to stain the wood before you glue them.
if not CA, i agree with the others using a carpenters glue. I use tightbond.
Agreed. Really, is there anything else? Titebond Yellow Wood Glue is your friend when it comes to wood structures.
Rich
I have had excellent results with Northeastern Flamingo Glue. Sets in 5 minutes drys shortly after. Extremely strong. I use it on anything wood and mat board together.
This back porch was built with Northeastern strip scale wood and their glue: Ca was used for the styrene parts:
My scratch built overpass parts consisting of illustration board and white pine wood was put together with the Northeastern glue:
It was also built to be removeable.
These bridge pier bumpers made out of wood dowels was also held together with Northeastern wood glue. I like it mainly because it is fast and very strong:
The bumpers were made to protect the bridge main piers from damage:
Take Care!
Frank
why not use MEK or a MEK based glue for styrene.
Simply because it had to be glued to the rest of the wood porch…unfortunately, MEK does not work on wood. I used Zap A Gap Medium CA.
If You click on the pic’(it will give a larger view) you’ll see the green floor, white railing and Grey stairs are styrene on the porch.
Take Care! [:D]
Frank
For wood-to-wood bonds, I use the Poly Vinyl Acetate (PVA) glues, Elmers, Titebond, white or yellow. Used on a long grain to long grain joint they can give a bond stronger than the original wood. For model work, the white is about as good as the yellow carpenter’s versions like Titebond. They dry enough to handle in maybe 20 minutes, but it takes overnight to reach full strength. They need to be clamped, but for joints requiring real strength, say gluing the end blocks to the roof and floor of rolling stock, they do a fine job.
For attaching trim pieces and other joints that don’t get much stress, cellulose cement, Duco, Ambroid, and others, works well and dries in minutes,
I haven’t used CA for wood modeling, but CA sticks to nearly anything, and dries in flash.
My wife introduced me to crafters Aleene’s Wood Glue many years ago and for my wood scratch building it works very good. It sets up quickly and when dry is very strong. With pressure the glue never lets go the wood always breaks. It dries to a light brown and will accept wood stains.
It is my goto for wooden hobby projects.
Mel
My Model Railroad
http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/
Bakersfield, California
I’m beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
I’ve been using Titebond and Northeastern Flamingo for years with great success.
Wayne
Twenty years ago I assembled La Belle’s O scale wooden box car kits with white glue.
An accident occurred in the task of sticking an exterior thin plate to the surface of the thick coreboard. After applying the bond to the thin plate and pressing it on the core, after a while, the edge of the thin plate warped and peeled off. There was also a phenomenon in which the boards on both sides pushed together and bounced up in the part where they were stuck. Thin wood boards absorb moisture and stretch. So I used Wood-CA only for this work.
I have always used Goo, now marketed by Walthers. I love the fudge factor, meaning that what you attached may be relocated or removed later on. It can be diluted with lacquer thinner and applied with a tooth pick, or with practice…just use tube.
It also works quite well as a contact glue…just glue one side, attach to other, remove and reattach 30 seconds later for a firm bond. It still may be adusted later on. Goo is available in most hobby shops. Years back just after Walthers took over Goo from Hobsco, I for the fun of it squeezed both tubes …Hobsco and the new Walthers on a piece af paper…Guess which tube had more.
[yeah][swg] Howard, yes I used Hobsco then Goo. Then dad introduced me to contact cement, this was way back, (I think trains were still in developement), anyway I used that for years, then model glue, then CA and somehow I forgot about contact cement until Dr. Wayne mentioned it again not to long ago. So off I went and found it at one of the big box stores.
I used it to make my home made telephone poles. What I like about it is the almost instant stick and adhesion you get with contact cement and it sets up fairly quickly. I use it for a lots things, even placing the diaphragms on my brass cars.
Robert Sylvester
Newberry-Columbia Line, SC
[yeah][swg] Howard, yes I used Hobsco then Goo. Then dad introduced me to contact cement, this was way back, (I think trains were still in developement), anyway I used that for years, then model glue, then CA and somehow I forgot about contact cement until Dr. Wayne mentioned it again not to long ago. So off I went and found it at one of the big box stores.
I used it to make my home made telephone poles. What I like about it is the almost instant stick and adhesion you get with contact cement and it sets up fairly quickly. I use it for a lots things, even placing the diaphragms on my brass cars.
Robert Sylvester
Newberry-Columbia Line, SC
any type of superglue will work, but just be aware of the fumes though, superglue is what i use, just some from a local craft store, not any specific brand