Gluing hinge... Hinge glue, or epoxy?
 

Getting ready to start building a TT trainer. The instructions say to use 5 min. epoxy for the hinges, but I found some stuff called Hinge Glue, made by Pacer (PT-55).
Is this O.K.? Better than 5 min. epoxy, worse?

Gluing hinge... Hinge glue, or epoxy?
 

I've never tried it. But if they're not CA hinges, I'd use 30 min epoxy.

Gluing hinge... Hinge glue, or epoxy?
 

Don't use 5-minute epoxy for anything. I've never used hinge glue but I've been told it works well. I always use "real" hinges or hinge points glued in with slow-drying epoxy.

Don't even buy 5-minute epoxy.

Gluing hinge... Hinge glue, or epoxy?
 

I say it's OK to buy 5-minute epoxy, just don't use it for hinges. The problem with hinges is you got to glue them all at once, and it might take more than 5 minutes to get them all where you want them.

I've heard folks say good things about the Pacer hinge glue, but I haven't had good luck (I was able to pull hinges out easily). However, I think I might have bought a bottle that had been on the shelf for a really long time.

That leaves 30-minute epoxy. Good luck on getting it all in the little holes without making a huge mess. You're going to find out why they invented CA hinges.

Gluing hinge... Hinge glue, or epoxy?
 

Pinball - It's not as hard as that. :)

If you warm the epoxy it will flow right into the slot. Just use a toothpick to drop small drops of epoxy over the slot and move to the next slot. Do all the slots, go back and do it over again a couple times. The epoxy will flow in on it's own. There is no need to make a huge mess.

After giving it a few minutes to flow into the slots, wipe the hinge line with alcohol on a paper towel and put the hinges in place.

Here's how I do it (see bottom of page)

http://www.airfieldmodels.com/hinge_points.htm

PS. In case it's not real clear, you DO NOT put epoxy on the hinge. You just put it in the hole (hinge points) or slot (flat hinges).

Gluing hinge... Hinge glue, or epoxy?
 

I agree with CafeenMan don't use the 5 minute epoxy on the hinges. Slow epoxy is ok but I like to use slow zap and pin them for extra insurance as well as sealing the hinge line.

Gluing hinge... Hinge glue, or epoxy?
 

I agree with caffenman. Righr now I'm hinging a Goldberg Ultimate and am using Du Bro pinned hinges. While working in my rather cool work shop I decided to set the bottles of epoxy on my space heater for a few minutes. Once warmed up it really runs into the slots easily with a little help from a tooth pick. I just kept shoving it into the slot and wiped off the excess glue with a towel as mentioned. thehinges went in real slick and seem to very solidly in place. FWIW