Arthur Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 There was in the UK a small group of people making stars and big comets using a two part resorcinol formaldehyde wood glue. Worked cool (straight from the fridge!) these had a good work time but warm they cured in minutes -a 2" comet would be fully set in 15 minutes ready to fire. Has anyone here any useful experience of this? It was most certainly a two part polymer that could be thinned and washed with water til it set. Unfortunately the info has faded with the UK scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon796 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Are you looking for info on it, or for the resin itself ? It used to be pretty readily available, but mostly specialty stores only carry it now. Phenolic resin is more commonly used now. Alcohol bound, and can be cured/cross linked with hexamine and heat, if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave321 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 (edited) roger, i think you can still get it in the uk.it was a mix of 5 parts resin with 1 part hardener. phil cooper used to use it for his comets.i thought it was thinned if necessary with acetone but could be wrong. the resin was a thick gloopy orange / tan syrup, the hardener a buff coloured liquid. try boat builders suppliers in the uk here is phenol resorcinol resin which might work as wellhttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Akzo-Nobel-1711-2520-Resorcinol-Resin-Wood-Glue-Adhesive-Boat-Building-Repair/173675079859?hash=item286fd768b3:m:mOAqXgxNRGwUB2U-si6TIkA alsohttp://www.gluesdirect.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=50_152&products_id=1138 Edited December 29, 2019 by dave321 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 I'd really like a USA supplier that has a resin that a person here can actually recommend to make really good stars quickly in the USA. Even better if somewhere like Ace Hardware stocks it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon796 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Aircraft spruce stocks it. Its not woodweld, but a " house " brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrojig Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 in past I found a urea-formaldehyde glue. It seemed promising,but I don't remember getting the results I was after. It was from Ace as well. Something like wood weld. I cant remember the name exactly. I'm curious about the rescorcinal version though and where to source that one as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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