has anyone used plumbers putty???

david bailey · Post by **david bailey** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 9:42 pm

has anyone used this stuff for anything?????someone gave me two tubes of this stuff in the pint size containers never used it before was wondering if its use ful for modeling purposes??? again its called plumbers putty/whats it like to work with and is good for much?

Digger1 · Post by **Digger1** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 9:50 pm

I wouldn't use plumber's putty for anything modeling. It has way too much give to it to be an effective joining adhesive.

Joseph C. Brown · Post by **Joseph C. Brown** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:30 pm

Babaganoosh wrote:I wouldn't use plumber's putty for anything modeling. It has way too much give to it to be an effective joining adhesive.

Alfred does -- or did. But, there some details to that:
http://www.starshipmodeler.com/projects/aw_sculpt.htm

Andrew Gorman · Post by **Andrew Gorman** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:45 pm

I'm partial to epoxy gas tank patch myself, but plumbers epoxy should be more or less the same thing. Cheap, available at any wide spot in the road, even in Redneckistan, and easy to work if you lick your fingers first. It does set rock hard, so shape it as best you can during the 5 minutes it's workable, and it does not stick to styrene very well.
Andrew

davehal9000 · Post by **davehal9000** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:27 pm

We're talking two different things here.

To a real plumber, at least here in the states, plumber's putty is used to seal sink drains, among other things. It never really hardens, and couldn't be used for much of anything modeling related, except maybe as a holder for toothpicks holding parts for painting.

The other type, often sold in the plumbing section of Home Depot or any other hardware store, is a two part epoxy. It comes in a plastic tube, with one "chemical" wrapped around the other. You knead the two together and mold it into whatever shape you want. It hardens like steel. You could do quite a bit with it if you had the talent. I don't.

Lt. Z0mBe · Post by **Lt. Z0mBe** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 12:59 pm

I've used it before, and the two-part stuff works, but the problem is its setup time and hardness. It will be hard as steel. Seriously. It will dull your files, and strip sandpaper as you work it.

That was all before I became a believer in Aves. Aves, is cheaper than plumbers' putty - it's ten bucks a pound - has a longer working life, is water-soluble, and it is roughly the same hardness as styrene.

Check out out this thread:

http://www.starshipmodeler.net/cgi-bin/ ... hp?t=28859

It will answer all your questions about Aves. Praise be to Aves. Amen.

Kenny

david bailey · Post by **david bailey** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 9:22 pm

while it was given two me thouhgt i would try it out anyway and see what the results were. needing something to scuplt with while it may not be the best stuff in the world its free.have read on this forum about putties and uses just looking for more input on uses and found afew articles on scuplting.thanks

Post by **TER-OR** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:01 pm

Use it to thicken or reinforce things, but for real sculpting etc. I'd use the Aves or similar.

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has anyone used plumbers putty???

has anyone used plumbers putty???

thanks for the info on plumbers putty