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| Subject: | Fun with Tenex- a bit long-winded |  |
| Date: | Aug 28, 2006 |
| From: | Michael Powers | |
Seems like everyone has filled you in on Tenex.
Here is a bit more of my two cents worth:
I agree with Paul. Despite my best efforts I have knocked that #@##%#! bottle over several times. I ruined a perfectly good set of Tiger II tracks... melted them right on my workbench. Another trick is to take a piece of very sticky tape. Make a reverse tube so that the adhesive is face out. Stick it to the bottom of the bottle and stick that to the table. If you want to move it around grab the plastic top off a can of spray paint and stick it in there. It's pretty hard to knock that over. I have used the Touch-n-flow for years. If you leave the glue in too long it will eventually soften and erode the the rubber-like plug that holds the needle in place. Just blow it out whenever you are done (or drain it on a paper towel). The Tenex doesn't always like Evergreen styrene. Some times you have to hold it for a bit more than the recommended 10 seconds.If the T-n-F clogs, dip it in the bottle and draw it across someting soft like you hand. It will start to flow again. Cool things about it: If you are a pre painter the little bit that gets on acrylic paints it usually won't melt them. Just let it evaportae on its own. Once it is dry the paint will be OK. Another thing: You can create a great seam of unevenly matched edges (Hull to Chassis, say) Paint a good run of the stuff along both edges(nice and wet) Wait a second. Now press them together. It melts the two surfaces and the resulting seam is preety darn tight. Now just sand off the bead of plastic that bubbled out from the pressure that you applied and viola- no filler necessary.You can paint it on fine seams that are already glued. Apply a bit of pressure and the seam dissappears.
Last but not least: This stuff is pretty toxic. Get one of those little desktop fans and turn it on whenever you work with it.
Mike |
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