G'day guys,
OK I've got a question for you modelling whizzos. Can anyone recommend fairly
fume free epoxies and putties that are still OK for modelling? My
asthma means that most of them are just about out and out lethal for me
(even with surgeons/sanders mask). This means that all my scratch
building
has come down to figuring out ways I can use miliput, yellow-tak
(blue-tak,
wall-tak or whatever its called in you neck of the woods) and super glue
gel. This has been surprisingly effective, but I'm getting a bit more
ambitious now.
Thanks
Beth
On Fri, 02 Feb 2001 09:34:49 +1100, Beth Fulton
<beth.fulton@marine.csiro.au> wrote:
> OK I've got a question for you modelling whizzos. Can anyone recommend
My
> asthma means that most of them are just about out and out lethal for me
> (even with surgeons/sanders mask). This means that all my scratch
Hey, Beth.
I've got asthma as well, but mine is allergy based. I know how you feel,
though.
I haven't found any glues that are fume free. I think most of them have some
sort of petroleum base and give off nasty fumes. Zap super glue isn't bad, but
it's not fume free.
Have you thought of making a fume hood? I think you can buy them, though not
sure where (maybe a building supply house, definitely a chemical supply place
but not sure if you're near one). You could make one with a stove fan mounted
in a wooden box. I have a gas stove and the fan is enough to pull the natural
gas fumes up through the filter. Filtered air could be good enough, or you may
have to run a hose out a window or something. At any rate, a powerful enough
fan will pull the fumes up and away from you. You may have to build a glass
front so that there is a glass pain between you and what you're working on.
If you ask around you'll probably find others have done much the same thing,
usually for paints.
Again, I must champion the cause of white glue, the forgotten but very useful
glue. NO smell and it does not take as long as you think it does to dry.
The only problem I find with white glue, is the grip/surface area ratio
isn't strong enough for miniatures in most cases. Especially GW figures with
all those small joints & heavy bulk.
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> -----Original Message-----
> useful glue. NO smell and it does not take as long as you think it
G'day guys,
> Allan of the great ideas wrote:
Mine's everything based, dust, fumes, running, laughing (hard to avoid) and
allergies (one red lifesaver and I have a massive asthma attack and go hyper
active, never a good combination). Makes for some interesting moments;)
> I haven't found any glues that are fume free.
Thanks I thought that might be the case.
> Have you thought of making a fume hood?
Nope, but not a bad idea!!!!! I don't think I'm handy enough to make one
for myself but I'll look into getting one made once I start work in July,
thanks!
Corey offered;
> Again, I must champion the cause of white glue,
I use that for flocking and stuff, but its just not strong enough when it
comes to scratch building stuff. Thanks anyway.
> The beast of eternal wisdom wrote:
That's not a bad idea either!
> By the way, a friend at work has been
I've seen my fair share of oxygen tents (they suck!) and have had oxygen
blood contents that were undetectable twice. IF anything its just made me
determined not to let it stand in my way - though I was forced to give
up diving (ran the risk until Lachy came along then thought better of how
stupid I'd been).
I'll leave Derek to answer for himself with regard to the other matters
;)
Thanks for all the help guys.
Beth
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Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2001 09:34:49 +1100
From: Beth Fulton <beth.fulton@marine.csiro.au>
Subject: [OT] another modelling Q
G'day guys,
OK I've got a question for you modelling whizzos. Can anyone recommend fairly
fume free epoxies and putties that are still OK for modelling? My
asthma means that most of them are just about out and out lethal for me
(even with surgeons/sanders mask). This means that all my scratch
building
has come down to figuring out ways I can use miliput, yellow-tak
(blue-tak,
wall-tak or whatever its called in you neck of the woods) and super glue
gel. This has been surprisingly effective, but I'm getting a bit more
ambitious now.
<<<<<<<<<<
Hiya Beth!
the best stuff I've worked with is ribbon epoxy. altho I can't speak to
its hypo-allergenic
properties, but it doesn't have a fume that I notice.
it comes in two separate pieces. just break off an even amount of both, kneed
together and mold like normal putty. if you are a slow sculpter like me, this
stuff is forgiving as it takes a while to set and dry.
Dave
Yes, but any sort of FT scratch building, it should work, as most of mine
anyway has been done with wood and/or plastic, and a combinations of
white glue and five minute epoxy seems to work for me.
Corey
> At 01:50 PM 2/2/01 +1100, you wrote:
> OK I've got a question for you modelling whizzos. Can anyone
Milliput is fairly innocuous.