CA-glue: clogging the tip and cap

[Herman]

For years I use CA glue. I never made it to the end of the bottle. Always that annoying clogging in the tip and cap. After several times putting a needle though the tip and cutting off the top the bottle becomes unusable. Now it is not that expensive, but I wondered if one of you have a brilliant manner to keep the stuff open.
Except for keeping it clean as possible during its lifespan.
Herman

[ken cierp]

You need to use extender tips like these


We use the much finer "whisker" tips -- when the end clogs just nip off a little with a razor blade.

[Herman]

Do these extenders stay on the bottle or are they for a one-time use?

[ken cierp]

Just leave them on the bottle -- forget the cap.

Get the fine version -- it makes it easier to apply in almost all situations.

[Ron Belanger]

I don't use the bottle at all. I just suck up a cc or so into the bulb of a pipette and store it bulb down. A half inch hole drilled in a scrap of wood will hold it. It does not clog the tip of the pipette and doesn't harden or thicken. I have had it like that for weeks.

[banjopicks]

What a great thread. I have some whip tips from SM and now I know I can get them from Amazon and just leave them on the bottle?? Amazing, I can't wait to try it. I love CA.

[John Parchem]

I stopped using the tips, I also just unscrew, get some into a plastic pipette and apply. I have a variety to pipettes for different thicknesses.