CA glue station that automatically opens and closes the lid

[modeller_masa]

 

Hello,

I made a small tool for small scale ship models such as 1/350 and 1/700 scale with photo etched parts.

 

 

It is a CA glue station that automatically opens and closes the lid.

 

 

When I built several 1/700 ships, I faced some issues regarding CA glues. They are easily degenerated by moisure in the air. Also, openning and closing a lid of bottle every time is annoying. In addition, the glue bottles are not convenience. The bottles are easy to spill, and narrow neck interrupts the lid's brush. Ultimately, I had to dump huge amount of degenerated sticky CA glue with the bottle.

 

I bought some small bottles with brush to overcome the demerits, but it helped me a little.

 

 

I dream of fully automated lid CA glue bottle.

I dream of CA glue bottle protected from moisture.

I dream of wider bottle neck for comfortable work.

 

 

I got an idea from educational sample project, 'Smart trash bin' for Arduino curcuit board. I purchased relatively cheaper 'smart trash bin set', and modified the parts a little bit.  

 

 

I used a pen spring to give a tension to a lid. 

 

 

The Arduino is a very common programmable board that children can play with it. I downloaded the source code from here and modified timing to 10 seconds.

 

https://github.com/daveqin/Smart-Trash-Can-Project

 

 

I also made slide holder for attaching and dettaching CA glue bottle flawlessly. The mechanism should hold the bottle tightly against shock from the closing lid.

 

I usually use an enameled wire for 1/700 photo etched parts. It is cheap and I can minimize an amount of CA glue.

 

 

 

This small moisture absorber will prevent moisture and extend life of CA glue in a bottle.

 

 

When I go to a bed or finish a project, I eject a bottle from slide holder and close it securely for long period storage.

 

 

These are my tools for photo etched parts. I hope my new tool reduces stress caused by CA glue.

 

Thanks for watching.  

Edited January 23, 2022 by modeller_masa