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Offline FifteensAway

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Glue for styrene to wood?
« on: 04 February 2017, 06:33:46 PM »
Besides epoxy, any other recommended adhesive to adhere plastic (styrene to wood - hard wood dowel in this case)?  A quick drying but not instant glue would be best.  Also, will be gluing plastic to a balsa wood core as part of a different element of the same project.

Thanks for any advice!   :)
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Offline SotF

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Re: Glue for styrene to wood?
« Reply #1 on: 04 February 2017, 09:16:52 PM »
Depending upon how your attaching it, white or tacky glue is probably your best bet for foam to anything, just rough both sides slightly with a quick sandpaper pass.

For parts that aren't against the styrene, you can safely use superglue and similar.

Another thing that might work is hot glue.

Offline gamer Mac

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Re: Glue for styrene to wood?
« Reply #2 on: 04 February 2017, 10:36:02 PM »
If the plastic has a large surface area PVA works OK if you give it plenty of time to dry, superglue for smaller bits.

Offline FifteensAway

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Re: Glue for styrene to wood?
« Reply #3 on: 05 February 2017, 01:50:41 AM »
Appreciate replies so far.  No foam, "hard" styrene.  And small parts.  15 mm railroad models - taking Peter Pig flat cars and building stock cars and tank cars - also some gondolas but those are much simpler.  Be happy to hear additional options.  And, again, thanks for your replies still to come.

A wild west freight train without stock cars sort of misses the point - it was the train loads of stock cars all those cattle drives were all about and it was the drovers/cowboys that created an awful lot of what leads to Old West scenarios.  Or at least that's my perspective.

 

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