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Layfield light rly · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:10 am Post subject: best glue

which glue works best?
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pauly · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:17 am Post subject:

on steamers? well I wouldnt use glue on live steam locos.
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redryder · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:29 am Post subject:

I chose solder but solder isn't a glue at all and specifically it should be silver solder.

I have to agree with Pauly that glue does not have a place on live steam locos.
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johnreid · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:13 pm Post subject:

I am with Pauly and Gil, Solder isnt really glue. but being as many of th components are assembled with solder, I chose that.
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Roly Williams · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:14 pm Post subject:

What for? They all have their advantages and disadvantages for different jobs.
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AzRob · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 3:01 pm Post subject:

Les · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:52 am Post subject:

It depends on what you want to fix and where you want to fix it to.
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paul_c · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:33 pm Post subject:

I agree with Les, not enough info to answer.
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hansdampf · Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:04 pm Post subject:

the most universal glue is 2K epoxy (must be, cause I'm working since 1997 for to companies in the R 'n' D dept.).
OK, so much for advertizing, but it really is..
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bessytractor · Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:02 pm Post subject:

I wouldn't use glue on a steam loco tbh. Its not really doing the job proper in my opinion (which of course means nothing

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tmuir · Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:57 pm Post subject:

Yes depends on what parts you are talking about.
I used loktite on my Lady Anne to stop all the screws from coming undone and a dab of araldite to hold on the brass side tank caps.
the bodywork was all soft soldered by me and everthing else was screwed on.

What parts in particular are you thinking about gluing up?
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bessytractor · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:33 am Post subject:

actually I should point out I told a slight lie. At the steam railway I drive at if we get a loose driving wheel we knurl the axle to swell it and then press it back on with some Loctite 601 to keep it in position. This is the only bit of glue we use but its a quick way of mending an engine and it usually works first time.
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Layfield light rly · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:36 pm Post subject:

i need to fix the piston head onto the piston rod (again).
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scorpion2nz · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:32 pm Post subject:

Layfield light rly · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:21 pm Post subject:

i don't now. this is about the 6th time this has happened. well, we know mamod does on ething better than PPS, the pistons don't fall apart!!!
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