<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>CA delivery apparatus, verdict</title></head><body> <div>Attached is a photo (grainy due to reduction) of the drafting pen</div> <div>made by<font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000"><b> Charvoz Roos</b></font>. The lever is a quick release for cleaning.</div> <div>The only place I found on the web for them was from 'used item'</div> <div>sites, in drafting sets. They might be out of production.</div> <div><br></div> <div>The bottle with either the micro-capillary tube or fine needle attached</div> <div>delivered too much material too fast. I forgot to squeeze the</div> <div>air out first which would have reduced the flow/dripping but</div> <div>that only works for a while. Plus, with the large reservoir (bottle)</div> <div>a large unwanted flow has great potential.  I want more control</div> <div>and goof proof. Emphasis on the later.</div> <div><br></div> <div>The lubed syringe with a fine needle was very precise but I would have</div> <div>appreciated the added flow control that a screw drive would have offered.</div> <div>Time to think about the mechanics of a CA gun (similar to a caulking gun).</div> <div>Just need to find a thumb screw or such with ultra fine threads.</div> <div><br></div> <div>The pen delivered a measured amount with precision. It clogged often</div> <div>so the wholesale treatment of the bridge would be best served with the</div> <div>syringe. A 1/8" bead of glue in the pen wicked right in when touched on</div> <div>the base of the pin without a trace and stopped the false beat.</div> <div>This would be perfect for spot sizing on the job where producing</div> <div>a lubed hypo and subsequent clean-up is prohibitive.</div> <div><br></div> <div>A combination worked well too. I placed the pen tip on a crack or base</div> <div>of the pin and fed the glue with the syringe. If you keep the reservoir</div> <div>to a minimum the flow wicks in without overflow.</div> <div>The tip of the pen acted as a fine-point interface.</div> <div><br></div> <div>I didn't have an open container of CA in which to dip the pen.</div> <div>This would have allowed for faster application with the pen.</div> <div>I loaded the pen quill from either the bottler or syringe.</div> <div>But it's loading-up caused me to use the syringe across the sections.</div> <div>Perhaps if I had cleaned it better there may not have been such reaction.</div> <div><br></div> <div>There was some minor migration but nothing like from the bottle. With that,</div> <div>a cloth and brush kept the surface clean. Any gloss from glue drying on the</div> <div>surface was brushed to a matte finish and the bridge looks undisturbed.</div> <div><br></div> <div>The beats are gone and the treble is clean and bright.</div> <div><br></div> <div>So, drafting pen for the tool case for spot sizing. Lubed syringe for extended</div> <div>bridge pin sizing.</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><br> Regards,<br> <br> Jon Page</div> </body> </html>