"E6000 to glue broken resin mini's ankles?" Topic
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 Sgt Slag  | 10 Nov 2022 7:28 a.m. PST |
I bought several 3d printed resin miniatures, 28mm scale. Based them, started painting them, and then I dropped a couple, in separate painting sessions. They all broke off at the ankles… I might be able to pin them, but their ankles are really small. My question is whether or not E6000 glue is strong enough, and flexible enough, to hold them together, initially, as well as whether it will allow them to survive future drops at the gaming table? I dropped them on my concrete floor, from countertop height, around three feet. They all snapped off just above the feet of the mini. Very disappointing. I know it is possible to mix $$$$ softer resins with $$ brittle resins, to achieve softer, more impact resistant miniatures: 1 part $$$$ soft resin, and 9 parts $$ brittle resin. I do not know if any of the commercial 3D printing services are offering this premium service yet… Cheers! |
| Andrew Walters | 10 Nov 2022 12:34 p.m. PST |
I believe somewhat flexible resins are the way to go. Look at the Kickstarter Page for Zombiesmith's Bluewillow Hollow project. Josh did a bunch of trials and he links there to the page of the manufacturer of the resin he used. If memory serves, anyway. In your case I think I would pin them. CA or E6000 should work, but only for a while. Ankles have always been a problem. It would are really clever to design the mini with holes in the bottom where you could slide in a pin of some kind immediately after printing. |
| jgawne | 10 Nov 2022 1:34 p.m. PST |
I have a few files that have very thin brittle areas that break all too easily. I rely on my brother to print them out for me, so his solution was to go into the files and just add some material at the break point to give it greater mass. on a mortar leg he added a small rectangular box underneath, and on some zombie figs (again, ankles!) he added what just looks like more flesh. But, he happens to know how to do that. I do not. I sometimes think designers do not really test out their designs all that well. |
| advocate | 10 Nov 2022 3:52 p.m. PST |
I read that as 6000 euros… seemed a trifle expensive! |
 chicklewis | 10 Nov 2022 4:00 p.m. PST |
I expect some printed minis with very fragile ankles to arrive here tomorrow. I intend to drill up through the base and into some appropriate wide part of the body and pin them before they break, then paint any visible parts of the pin in the colors best calculated to disguise the pin. Then maybe camouflage with flock. Chick |
greenknight4  | 11 Nov 2022 5:17 a.m. PST |
As a commercial printer I mix my resin at 80/20%. 80% link 20% link BTW these are not affiliate links. Chris |
| John Leahy | 11 Nov 2022 11:20 a.m. PST |
I mix my resin at 25% which makes it moderately strong. Sirya Tenacious mixed with Elegoo gray. It isn't impervious but is much stronger than regular resin. Thanks John wargamerprinting.com |
| Albus Malum | 16 Nov 2022 7:07 p.m. PST |
If I fix a broken resin mini, If it hasnt been painted yet, I just use a drop of resin and hit it with the UV light, otherwise I use the cheap super glue I get at Family Dollar. If you get your own printer, then if you break a mini, you just reprint it, and hope you dont break that one. Most of the minis I drop on my carpet survive, about 50% that drop on the tile floor break something off if they are thin. |
| greenknight4 | 17 Nov 2022 5:30 p.m. PST |
@ Albus Malum That only works if you have liquid resin. Most folks don't |
| Albus Malum | 22 Nov 2022 4:53 p.m. PST |
I know I have seen a few ads where they were selling a small UV pen with a small quanity of resin for " fixing" things. Probably more expensive then they are worth but in the future, it may become common place. |
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