Guys,

I am about to order all the gear I need to finish a Eurosport. Hysol is highly recommended. The mixing nozzles look really handy but.........do they have to be disposed of after each session of use. If this is true, it seems that there will be a lot of waste. Any idea how much I'll need to do a Eurosport (nozzles as well)?

$20 or $30 for adhesives is no big deal when other costs are considered but, it is difficult to get stuff here and I want to make sure I have everything

What is the shelf life of this stuff before / after opening?

Thanks in advance!

Rory

I've never built a euro, just order enough to make it worth the shipping. 2-3 tubes would probably be plenty. The nozzells are handy but you don't always need them. Just mix in a cup or paper the amount you will need. Saves the tube and the glue in the tube. Since the cure time is high, have several items tacked in place and glue them all at the same time. Some say you can clean the nozzells or put them in the freezer for reuse. I just throw them out as cost of convenience. The amount saved is not really worth all that.

The shelf life of Hysol before open is 3 year officially. It have exp. date on the tube. I guess still at least one year after open it, if storage in right temperature.

I used 3 tubes on my JL F15 kit, I didn't use it sparingly either!! I'd rather it had too much than too little on there. I used 4 inch nozzles too. I did hear somewhere that the length of nozzle is pretty important. The shorter nozzles don't ensure correct mixing leaving a weak joint.
I wasn't happy about wasting the hysol in the nozzles either, but sometimes you just need them as they are great for getting it just where you want it! Where I could I would mix it in a tub and apply with a spatchelor. I saved all my 'nozzle' gluing and did as much as I could all at once to save on waste/ nozzles.
If your ordering from the UK there are cheaper places to get from than the model shops!

Hope this helps.


Chris

Cheers guys,

The glue is the cheapest part of the build so I won't skimp there and yet I spent an hour today (on the web) trying to save two quid (on glue prices) on a 4500 quid plane - ....................I don't even understand my own thinking!

I order 1/2 dozen tubes for the build!! ---$60-00 won't bust the bank, the first crash will!![X(]

2-3 tubes should be plenty...but I highly recommend getting more. Once you start using the stuff, you find it's really wonderful, really indispensable, for a jillion things. I used it to put new hinges on my daughter's toy oven a few weeks ago, nothing holds as well as this stuff. It's just great to have around.

I keep thinking I waste MORE mixing it in cups and on scraps than I do using nozzles. There is always some left over on the scrap or cup after you have finished mixing. I have tubes several years old, kept unrefrigerated, that seem as good as new.
I get mine, and the six inch nozzles, from Art's Hobbies. I got the gun from BVM way back when. The gun and nozzles, to me, are actually a very ECONOMICAL way of using the stuff, you get the right amount of glue right where you need it, and there is not THAT much left over in the nozzle when you toss it out. Not enough to really matter.
Like someone else posted above, the best way to use it is to line up a bunch of jobs that need hysoling, and leave them all for the last thing you do before you finish up at night. That way you only use one nozzle, and it's all dry when you get back into the shop the next day.

To be honest I'd be surprised if you use a whole tube!

Easy-Tiger, Heat is bad for the glue. Hope the oven is OK. Guys if you want to get Hysol 9462 glued formers off, just apply HEAT and it breaks down then peel it off! FYI

It's a TOY oven!


Good to know about heat, though...I have never had a need to undo a Hysol joint, now I know how!

It's just great around the house, car repairs, whatever....