ORIGINAL: Showtime100
I am building a kit and in my opinion by far the worst aspect of kit building is working with Thin CA. I can't recall the exact manufacturer of the stuff I am using but it is the kind where the opening is pre-made so you can't control the amount that flows out when it is tipped. Every time something didn't quite turn out was due to either too much CA or it setting before I could re-adjust the balsa and I didn't get the fit I wanted.
So, my question is, can I avoid thin CA altogether and just use Medium CA and Elmers Wood Glue? I realize this will increase the time I need to wait before working with freshly glued pieces, but is there any other reasons why it would be necessary to use thin CA? I am sick of it getting on my fingers and the head rushes too.
None whatsoever. I am one of those that eventually developed severe reactions to CA so I returned to the old, and in my opinion, better and safer methods of assembling kits (TitebondIII and epoxy).
BTW, Great Planes makes a hinge that is installed with CA or epoxy (
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...3&I=LXK114&P=K). I sometimes use thin CA to harden an area of balsa but even that can (and probably should) be avoided.
Regards