jhc
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Post by jhc on Feb 20, 2005 6:39:01 GMT -7
Does anyone know what has happened to Pica Glu=it? We have not been able to find it anywhere, our local hobby shop used to carry it but they have not been able to get any more. We have called and used their website with no success.
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wmiii
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Post by wmiii on Feb 21, 2005 17:03:39 GMT -7
Randy Smith has it in stock.
Walter
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Post by jhc on Feb 22, 2005 10:36:37 GMT -7
Thanks, Walter, I will get in touch with Randy as soon as I can.  |
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Post by exrafbod on Feb 23, 2005 19:28:50 GMT -7
Far as I hear PICA went into death-rattle mode some months ago. Think they have stopped trading which is a pity as I would have liked to have built one of their 1/5 scale Spitfires.
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Post by RetNavySuppo on Feb 24, 2005 18:30:39 GMT -7
Many of the modelers I know (including myself) have greatly reduced their use of Glu-it because of potential joint failures. The reason for this is due to one of Glu-it's properties. Glu-it is a rather thin viscosity aliphatic resin glue. Depending on the porousness of the wood you are glueing (whether hardwood or balsa), the Glu-it will absorb so quickly into the wood that there is not enough Glu-it left in the joint to give the joint any strength.
Experienced modelers know you have to "pre-glue" joints where "end-grain" is present. However, I have seen too many joints fail, using Glu-it", where neither wood piece is end-grain. If you want to use an aliphatic resin glue, Titebond I (medium viscosity) or Titebond II (thicker viscosity) is a much better choice.
If you insist on gambling on joint strength by using Glu-it and cannot find it, there is an alternative. Try Ambroid Secur-it. I got it through Tower Hobbies. I have run side-by-side tests between Secur-it and Glu-it and they are absolutely identical (same viscosity, same drying time, same problem). I wouldn't be surprised if Ambroid picked up the rights to manufacture Glu-it under the Ambroid Secur-it name.
I was at Loew's Hardware last week and I see that Titebond now has a huge selection of aliphatic glues. They now also put out a Titebond White Glue that is also probably an aliphatic resin glue. I will have to check the label carefully the next time I go there. Hopefully, it is an aliphatic resin glue. I would prefer a white glue to a yellow glue because I am a neat freak and don't like the appearance of yellow glue after it dries (looks like dried pus).
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