CA-glue: clogging the tip and cap

[banjopicks]

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.

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.

This sounds even better, I'll try it.

[Dave Bagwill]

That sounds like a great idea, thanks.

[sylvan356]

I buy super thin superglue from Starbond.com in 16 oz bottles. I then transfer the contents to a mason jar with a hole drilled in the top just bigger than my stew Mac pipettes. I seal the top with wax paper and then screw the lid down tight. When not in use the top is covered with a piece of heavy duty brown masking tape to seal the top and make it airtight. When I need to fill a pipette I just remove the tape, insert the pipette and draw glue into the pipette. When not in use, the pipette is saved upside down (tip up) and I find that glue remains usable for about three weeks. Here are photos of my setup.

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Sylvan

[John Parchem]

Sylvan, That looks like a good way to store and dispense CA. I can count the number of times, I left the CA bottle uncapped and later knocked it over.

[banjopicks]

I had no idea CA could be bought in 16 Oz bottles.

[sylvan356]

I have no interest in Starbond! They do have the freshest superglue available at very reasonable prices.
https://starbond.com
Check it out.
Sylvan

[peter havriluk]

Those 'whip tips' come as standard with Pacer's CA products. I've been using them for 30+ years. World of positive difference, especially with thin CA.