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43rdRecceReg wrote:any good PE kit should include a PE folder/bending tool,

I may have to call shenanigans here. This is what I use to bend PE (among other things )



and I seriously doubt you'll get one in any kit.

Zap brand has good products, IMHO, and I love their "goo". Best stuff I've found for stowage and tacking down wiring.

You do know that Tom Hugill is a PE Master, right? I'd ask him what he uses. I know he solders a lot of it.

I’ve used both Zap and Gorilla with good results. I use various tweezers and smooth jawed pliers for bending tasks. It’s like metal origami.

Doing some right now , no need for a review or description this is all you need. Solder a post on better. than glueing straight to the surface of the model

And this for holding PE as you solder up parts.

A word of warning about Liquid Solder/Paste, Keep it well away from your children and pets especially fish for it is VERY TOXIC
Some people lick their paint brush to fine the tip DONT do it using this stuff.

Acid for cleanup not the tapwater ? In some cites the water is recycled

This video is, in effect, a review of the Hold & Fold type of PE bending tool. More than that, though, it's also a good intro. to PE bending techniques. I note that Mr 'Scale War Machines' doesn't advocate the use of advanced Uri Geller methods.

...and once I'd tuned my ear properly to the great Plasmo's accent, I found this guide to be very clear, concise and instructive I also liked the look of the soldering iron with quick-change tips; but not the thought that I'll have to get one of them

I shall have to watch this carefully. Currently I only use solder for the initial work. I have always found when I try to add additional parts with solder, all I do isl met the previous solder joints.

David Damek PLASMO he is a legend . If you think Aber is expensive he has a video showing you how to make PE parts . His models are outstanding.