Gluing Grab Irons
Getting the Crazy Glue Gel into the tiny holes is a sloppy task even while using a toothpick. The glue is bunching up and I am leaving spiderweb-like glue trails between all parts. It seems to be taking forever to dry too.
I expected this to require me to work quickly before the glue set with the grab irons solidly in place. It is not working that way. It turns out to be a bit messy and it is not holding quickly.
I stopped after adding the grab irons to just one of the four hoppers. I decided it would be best to wait to see if the glue will indeed set up well enough to hold these tiny grab irons in place. I don't want to do all four hoppers this way only to find out it won't work.
In addition to seeing how well the glue holds after allowing some extra drying time, I also want to see how well this mess of glue cleans up after some scraping and sanding. I might need to change to a different type of glue or figure out a better way to apply the glue so I can get enough glue in the hole without making a terrible mess.
I'm moving forward with this project though...
UPDATE: After a few hours, I happily found that the glue was dry and everything looks fine. I have a little bit of cleaning up to do... a little scraping here, some sanding with 400 grit there... but it is looking good. I just expected the Crazy Glue Gel to dry more quickly.
Now I can add these details to the remaining three hoppers.
UPDATE 2: It is the following morning and I have installed the rest of the grab irons on the remaining three hoppers. Now that I had a little practice on that first hopper, it was much easier this morning. The only problem I encountered is that I missed drilling five holes but a pin vise made quick and easy work of that.
I need to find some nylon washers for between the trucks and the body next... until I have those washers, I cannot accurately shim the coupler boxes to the correct height.
UPDATE: After a few hours, I happily found that the glue was dry and everything looks fine. I have a little bit of cleaning up to do... a little scraping here, some sanding with 400 grit there... but it is looking good. I just expected the Crazy Glue Gel to dry more quickly.
Now I can add these details to the remaining three hoppers.
UPDATE 2: It is the following morning and I have installed the rest of the grab irons on the remaining three hoppers. Now that I had a little practice on that first hopper, it was much easier this morning. The only problem I encountered is that I missed drilling five holes but a pin vise made quick and easy work of that.
I need to find some nylon washers for between the trucks and the body next... until I have those washers, I cannot accurately shim the coupler boxes to the correct height.
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