HIPEXEC Posted March 25, 2014 Share #1 Posted March 25, 2014 Help! I need help gluing this 2mm wide by 5mm high toprail to a 3.5mm wide gunwale. I can't imaging this arrangement holding together while I rig this model. It will run 3/4 around the whole ship. Any and all ideas welcome. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted March 25, 2014 Share #2 Posted March 25, 2014 Definitely consider some sort of mechanical fastening. I would suggest a wooden fastening or a bamboo fastening, but the brass pin will work. Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliluke Posted March 25, 2014 Share #3 Posted March 25, 2014 Also suggest a two part epoxy glue in combination with the above. Horrible stuff to work with but near on unbreakable. Epiglass Epiglue the very best of these two part glues. I hate it but when you use it right the wood will fail long before the glue does. Cheers Alistair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogeygolpher Posted March 25, 2014 Share #4 Posted March 25, 2014 Great answers. I have used both wooden dowels and brass rods with similar results. I definitely suggest you use epoxy as the adhesive, CA did not hold well when the joints were stressed. You can drill into the top rail from the bottom up, not breaking through the upper surface, and be left with a blind joint, no visible hole. You will also face this issue when attaching any pin rails in that you will probably want to reinforce them for the same reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted March 25, 2014 Share #5 Posted March 25, 2014 I agree with the suggestions given above. David B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aferox Posted March 25, 2014 Share #6 Posted March 25, 2014 Agree with the epoxy and pinning. I also usually add some stripes of CA to help hold things in place while the epoxy dries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normanh Posted March 26, 2014 Share #7 Posted March 26, 2014 I usually pin using a countsunk nail, filling the head to mak it invisable if its to be painted and superglue high viscosity type in situations like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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