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« on: April 27, 2014, 10:30:09 PM » |
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I am still working on my Dark Initiate v3 customization, and I am at a point where I want to start gluein' some fancy on it... Which glue do you think would be better? I have both in hand... OPTION ONELiquid Nails Perfect Glue: (per the packaging) - For most household projects or repairs
- Clear
- High strength & flexible
- Weather resistant
- Set time 1 hour
- Cure time 8 hours/li]
Bonds: - Wood & paper
- Fabric, leather, & upholstery
- Glass, ceramic, & porcelain
- Metal, stone, rubber, & so much more
I have never used Liquid Nails before, but my dad and various contractors that have worked in my house certainly have, in other Liquid Nails formulations. It's hardcore, Yo. OPTION TWOE6000 Y'all surely all already know this one, and I have used it myself. You know what it does.  As far as what I am going to be attaching to my hilt, it will be detailing pieces for the pommel, on/off switch (the basic button - I don't have a fancy one), and the blade plug. Some doodads will be metal, some plastic, etc. Nothing crazy. Thoughts? |
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"He cares nothing for the Sith or its teachings… or the Jedi. And when the Jedi are dead, he will feed on the galaxy, the Republic, and eventually, consume the Sith as well."
My UltraSabers:
Dark Initiate LE v3 BR
Dark SI v3 w/Sound BH
Dark Prophecy GB
Manticore w/Sound AV
Aeon LE v3 BR
Aeon v4 BR
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« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2014, 05:17:34 AM » |
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I did some research online, it wasn't super duper helpful. Most of the conversation I found discussed otehr forms of Liquid Nails, and not the variety I purchased. I have only use E6000 for lighter weight projects myself, and from what I could find online, it didn't seem to be heavy duty enough for what I wanted to do with this project.
So, I went with Liquid Nails. I am very happy, thus far, that I did.
No heavy, noxious smell like E6000. Pretty easy to work with, especially considering I was working with medium, small, and teeny-tiny little pieces. It stayed moveable just long enough for me to get things where I wanted them.
It will have cured by tomorrow/later tonight (it's just after midnight here now), so I will be anxious to see how it all set up!
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"He cares nothing for the Sith or its teachings… or the Jedi. And when the Jedi are dead, he will feed on the galaxy, the Republic, and eventually, consume the Sith as well."
My UltraSabers:
Dark Initiate LE v3 BR
Dark SI v3 w/Sound BH
Dark Prophecy GB
Manticore w/Sound AV
Aeon LE v3 BR
Aeon v4 BR
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« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2014, 12:38:53 PM » |
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I can't wait to see what you got so far. I've had simalar thaught of adding some do-dads to the exterior of a saber to dress it up. I was concittering using a two part epoxi to accomplish this.
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« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2014, 12:41:23 PM » |
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Thanks - I will certainly post pictures! I didn't have time this morning to check out how everything looked thus far, as I knew I would start fiddling with it and want to take pictures... And we were already running late. But... SOON.  |
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"He cares nothing for the Sith or its teachings… or the Jedi. And when the Jedi are dead, he will feed on the galaxy, the Republic, and eventually, consume the Sith as well."
My UltraSabers:
Dark Initiate LE v3 BR
Dark SI v3 w/Sound BH
Dark Prophecy GB
Manticore w/Sound AV
Aeon LE v3 BR
Aeon v4 BR
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richmbailey
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Force Alignment: 282
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« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2014, 02:15:18 PM » |
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Never thought of using liquid nail. I have some in the garage when we did our floors and other housing projects. Never even crossed my mind to use for saber mods. Thanks for the info.
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Chosen One SE (BR) Obsidian v3 Sound
Dark Monarch - Ancient Mods with 3rd party sound
Bellicose (FO) Obsidian Sound
Graflex (GB) 3rd party sound
Flamberge (BR) Stunt
Dark Shock Hybrid (BR FoC FO) 3rd party sound
Consular (CG) Obsidian Sound
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« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2014, 05:42:03 PM » |
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I know, right?
However, there are different formulations of Liquid Nails, often times comes in the very large caulking tubes. I bought/am using Liquid Nails Perfect Glue, which comes in a "normal craft adhesive sized tube", and was found in Home Depot by the Gorilla Glue, E6000, Krazy Glue, etc.
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« Last Edit: April 28, 2014, 06:23:33 PM by SteampunkSith »
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"He cares nothing for the Sith or its teachings… or the Jedi. And when the Jedi are dead, he will feed on the galaxy, the Republic, and eventually, consume the Sith as well."
My UltraSabers:
Dark Initiate LE v3 BR
Dark SI v3 w/Sound BH
Dark Prophecy GB
Manticore w/Sound AV
Aeon LE v3 BR
Aeon v4 BR
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richmbailey
Knight Commander
Force Alignment: 282
Posts: 567
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« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2014, 06:19:52 PM » |
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Excellent. Adding to my list of things to pick up at the Home Depot. LOL.
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Chosen One SE (BR) Obsidian v3 Sound
Dark Monarch - Ancient Mods with 3rd party sound
Bellicose (FO) Obsidian Sound
Graflex (GB) 3rd party sound
Flamberge (BR) Stunt
Dark Shock Hybrid (BR FoC FO) 3rd party sound
Consular (CG) Obsidian Sound
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« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2014, 06:24:56 PM » |
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Ah, the ever growing Home Depot list... lol This is what it looks like, by the way: http://www.liquidnails.com/products/high-temperature-adhesive-PG00 |
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"He cares nothing for the Sith or its teachings… or the Jedi. And when the Jedi are dead, he will feed on the galaxy, the Republic, and eventually, consume the Sith as well."
My UltraSabers:
Dark Initiate LE v3 BR
Dark SI v3 w/Sound BH
Dark Prophecy GB
Manticore w/Sound AV
Aeon LE v3 BR
Aeon v4 BR
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« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2014, 02:52:11 AM » |
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I'm doing a test with some liquid nails to see how stable it is I'm gluing some led as a decorative bit on the copper shroud that's attached to my dark libby I'll let you know how it turns out after it has cured
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« Reply #9 on: April 29, 2014, 03:27:04 AM » |
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I posted my photos over on my original thread for this customization project... http://www.saberforum.com/index.php?topic=19571.15Enjoy!  |
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"He cares nothing for the Sith or its teachings… or the Jedi. And when the Jedi are dead, he will feed on the galaxy, the Republic, and eventually, consume the Sith as well."
My UltraSabers:
Dark Initiate LE v3 BR
Dark SI v3 w/Sound BH
Dark Prophecy GB
Manticore w/Sound AV
Aeon LE v3 BR
Aeon v4 BR
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« Reply #10 on: May 07, 2014, 01:53:30 AM » |
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Ok after doing some product testing. I have found that E6000 and liquid nails ARE NOT the best products to use when bonding plastic parts to metal or metal to metal. I have found that a 5.49$ grilla glue brand two part clear drying epoxi is the best way to go.
The E6000 does nothing.
Liquid nails holds for a little bit, but any kind of impact the parts fall apart.
The epoxi( clear drying) is solid as a rock ain't nothn' gona break it apart.
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