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  9 Jul 2012, 12:20
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 Minister of Transport  
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Hi All,
Me & Big Dave are looking for a supplier of latex glue as opposed to PVA glue, the largest Copydex i can find is 1 litres although this wont go far. Has anyone found a five litre or similar bottle of adhesive with the same properties as Copydex, a link to the supplier would be appreciated as looking in ironmongers / carpet shop / DIY sites draws a blank or small bottles of 500ml. -------------------- UPNICK.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm a busy man. I have a railroad to build. ''Building America''     |
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9 Jul 2012, 12:44
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Station Master 
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Hi Nick,
Morleys JM 600 Latex Adhesive may be worth a look. It comes in 5 litres and one supplier is Flooring Equipment Direct at about £19.00. www.flooringequipmentdirect.co.uk/ Someone once mentioned to me that it is the same as Copydex but I cant be certain so you would need to check it out. Trust this helps regards Ron |
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9 Jul 2012, 12:50
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 Fireman Group: Members Posts: 180 Joined: 23-January 10 From: Orkney Member No.: 7,295 |
I bought 5 litres of JM 600 a while ago. Seems to work the same as Copydex to me.
Steve |
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9 Jul 2012, 13:31
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Minister of Transport
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Hi Ron/Klaatu,
Many thanks for your replies look promising depending on the postage charge 
-------------------- UPNICK.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm a busy man. I have a railroad to build. ''Building America'' |
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9 Jul 2012, 13:45
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Regional Controller
Group: Members Posts: 2,182 Joined: 26-October 11 From: Plymouth, Devon, UK Member No.: 11,355 |
I got a reasonable size bottle of Copydex from the RANGE (if you have one nearby) I can't remember the price but it was reasonable!
-------------------- Regards
Ray See some of my builds at "Ray's Building Site" http://www.modelrailforum.com/forums/index...showtopic=20857 at "On My Workbench" section of this forum. My new layout BELMONT http://www.modelrailforum.com/forums/index...showtopic=21976 "Knowledge is of no value unless shared with others" |
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9 Jul 2012, 15:29
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Foreman Group: Members Posts: 945 Joined: 28-April 07 From: Derbyshire, UK Member No.: 1,748 |
5L of JM 600 is available on Ebay at £24.80 post-free (ie included!).
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LATEX-COPYDEX-WO...=item4a8e34c896 -------------------- |
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9 Jul 2012, 17:10
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Minister of Transport
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Thank you RFS i'd seen the 600m on ebay & wondered how it compared with Copydex from what others have said it looks like a good alternative.
-------------------- UPNICK.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm a busy man. I have a railroad to build. ''Building America'' |
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9 Jul 2012, 17:56
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Station Master
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Hi Nick,
From what I read on your posting on Dave,s thread am I correct in thinking that your mix for ballasting is the tried and tested adhesive/water mix but you use Latex instead of PVA. regards Ron |
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9 Jul 2012, 18:15
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Minister of Transport
Group: Plus+ Posts: 6,171 Joined: 27-December 07 From: Lancashire Member No.: 2,300 |
Hi Ron,
Yes i mix latex glue with water & meths no washing up liquid i spray the ballast with either meths or IPA -------------------- UPNICK.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm a busy man. I have a railroad to build. ''Building America'' |
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10 Jul 2012, 09:02
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 Fireman Group: Members Posts: 274 Joined: 31-January 10 From: within sound of the sea and the 'Paignton & Dartmouth.' Member No.: 7,359 |
This may be similar,' Latex Liquid' cat. No. 27583 from Toolstation for use as an admixture to make flooring leveling material more flexible. 5 ltr for £9.22, no carriage if you make your order to over a tenner. If someone gives it a try and finds OK please advise.
 No track laying needed for me at present, but would be interested in results, being flexible, it is 'supposed' to make for quieter running against using PVA. I suspect similar to concoctions sold under various names, 'Noso', 'Wondermend' and 'Copydex', for textile repairs and carpets. Beeman. ps. I also see there is a synthetic bonding styrene butadiene compound that could be used perhaps for similar, No18528 @£17.56/5 ltrs. Anyone in the building trade using who is also a modeller for advice, ?. -------------------- You wo'nt find you CAN unless you TRY.
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10 Jul 2012, 18:21
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 Regional Controller
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Thanks to Nick for posting this thread and to those who replied. And thanks to RFS have ordered a tin will be here tomorrow, will let you all know how we get on.
Dave -------------------- Dave This planet needs a lot more kids that think taking a lawnmower's engine apart is more fun than playing video games. |
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10 Jul 2012, 18:27
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 Destroyer of Penguins
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Hi
Word of warning, I have recently found some of my copydex that"went off" even though it was a sealed container. It looks fine until you apply it and then it masses into little blobs. It maybe that sitting in the loft in sunlight has turned it or it maybe age. So if you are buying a lot of it, you may want to bear that in mind if it wont all be used within a few weeks. Then again it could have been, just a bad batch. Regards Kal -------------------- Regards
Kal Arboretum Valley I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it A pat on the back, is sometimes the reconnaissance for a knife, be careful out there! E&OE |
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11 Jul 2012, 11:57
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Regional Controller
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QUOTE (trainsntrees @ 10 Jul 2012, 18:27)  Hi Word of warning, I have recently found some of my copydex that"went off" even though it was a sealed container. It looks fine until you apply it and then it masses into little blobs. It maybe that sitting in the loft in sunlight has turned it or it maybe age. So if you are buying a lot of it, you may want to bear that in mind if it wont all be used within a few weeks. Then again it could have been, just a bad batch. Regards Kal Copydex is water based in a loft it my have been hit by frost after the very cold winter we have had. Oil paint is the same it becomes like water and will no stay on the brush, I found that out the hard way. Regards Dave -------------------- Dave This planet needs a lot more kids that think taking a lawnmower's engine apart is more fun than playing video games. |
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11 Jul 2012, 11:58
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Fireman Group: Members Posts: 260 Joined: 22-April 12 From: Taunton, Somerset, UK Member No.: 12,523 |
I've had mine for about 3 months and it's starting to go blobby too.
 
-------------------- Ron
The collective term for a group of bankers is a wunch, as in a wunch of bankers. The unit of political power is the band. A small amount of power is the Milliband. |
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11 Jul 2012, 12:08
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Regional Controller
Group: Plus+ Posts: 2,841 Joined: 17-April 09 From: East Sussex Member No.: 5,486 |
Hi the glue turned up this morning, got to be one of the best interlink Express they sent me 3 emails the last one gave me the hour it would be here the drivers name? and it came with in ten minutes of the start of the hour this was off ebay for £24 free post. I found it being sold on Amazon for £60 the same size plus post.Just got to try it now, hope it works after all this, Will let you know.
Regards Dave -------------------- Dave This planet needs a lot more kids that think taking a lawnmower's engine apart is more fun than playing video games. |
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