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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2022 18:47:30 GMT -6
E6000 Made Into a Glue
E6000 is a very popular industrial adhesive these days and is easily available. When I first started a search online to investigate, I found many hits in jewellery forums, because it is a very popular solution in that field. I thought it could be applied to fly tying.
When you buy it, you squeeze it out of a tube, just like many other adhesive products, which is not convenient for we tyers.
I thinned it with Toluene, which is a very powerful solvent, down to the consistency of head cement. Now it is easy to apply with a brush or bodkin.
Unlike head cement, it is very flexible. I have seen a demo on youtube, where E6000 out of the tube was stretched six or even seven times its length and would return to normal with no harm.
The E6000 could coat wing cases that are delicate. Now they can take some bites. Feathers could use a coat also. Etc. If you leave it thicker, then you could try coating the entire fly like Softex.
If you don’t have Toluene, you can use Xylene, which is almost the identical product. I am not a chemist, but Xylene has two methyl groups, while Toluene has only one methyl group, otherwise they are identical.
I based this experiment on Dave’s Flexament, which is made from Goop thinned with Toluene or Xylene. I believe Shoe Goo or Aquaseal would also make Dave’s. Making you own Dave’s use to be quite popular as you save money.
I am in the process of redoing my fly tying bench, but this winter I will test this new glue I made.
I have to warn you that these solvents are carcinogenic and if you don’t treat them with lots of respect, they will bite you in your behind.
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