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Duco cement is doing a fine job on my poly finished woodies, but what a pain to apply evenly on the fletching spine. Anyone figured out a good way to apply a nice even bead on an fletching?
I mashed the tip slightly, but doesn't seem to help much. I usually end up smoothing out the glue with my finger......which sorta works. Thanks for any suggestions.
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I hate the tubes. No flow control. I empty my tubes into a small plastic glue bottle, and use a fine tip on the bottle. You can find them at any hobby store. Makes a huge difference. Nice fine bead and when you stop squeezing, the glue stops coming out.
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A nice light touch. I hold the tube horizontal and squeeze until it starts to flow then I just keep enough pressure to get the size bead I want as I go along the quill. When I get to the end I pinch the tube just right to suck the glue back into it. then I stand it up on end until I can get the cap on or get to the next fletch. Another option is to get a little glue bottle and squirt the tube into that. I would thin my duco with laquer thinner to get a better flow as well. It will thicken if you let it set to long and you can bring it back with laquer thinner. I got my bottle from Bob Burton but it seems I saw one in the 3R site. Hope it helps.
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I use one of these bottles: http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1708-AA.shtml?lnav=tools.html When I began applying glue with this bottle the quality of my arrows took a big jump upwards. I have heard of people poking a hole in the Duco tube cap with a hot pin and using the resulting orifice to apply the glue. Cap it with the (cold) pin.
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I went to the hobby store, found a tiny bottle of white glue (about the size of a super glue bottle) emptied it out let dry and filled it up with Duco. Simple and easy.
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Thanks guys. I will definitely find myself a good glue bottle. Two Tracks, thanks for the lacquer thinner tip. I'll try that too. Cheers all!
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I never had a problem applying Duco. I don't even smash the tip. Just light sqeeze works well for me.
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quote:Originally posted by toddster: I never had a problem applying Duco. I don't even smash the tip. Just light sqeeze works well for me.
Ditto.
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I actually don't squeeze the tube. I just "pour" the glue out, letting gravity move the glue. Don't have as much problem getting too much glue this way. May try the glue bottle idea though.
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I have the opposite problem....no matter what I do WAY too much duco comes out of the tube....
so I use fletching tape. I still want to put a dab on the front and back of the feather, and have to fight that tube of duco......
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I use a small finish nail(tiny thin) and put a little heat on it and use the green cap and put a small hole in the green cap and use that. Put the nail in the hole when done with a small piece of duct tape over it. you get a nice thin line of glue.Oh and squeeze from the bottom of the tube not the middle
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I transfer Duco over to an empty eye drop bottle with a pointed tip.Occasionally have to clean out tip with a needle,but control over the flow is much greater than from the tube. Hot in Texas!! Mike
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