mitch
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in recent years i've been using a hot glue gun more than my old standby 5-minute epoxy (tip o' the hat to Martha Stewart) and have found a pretty slick way to remove the part after engraving. i put a few drops of acetone at the edge of the glue joint, then gently start to pry the part off the block. the acetone almost instantaneously wicks into the glue joint and breaks the bond. even fairly large parts (recently did this on a 3" x 4" silver plate) pop off almost instantly.
it typically leaves no glue at all on the metal and, because the solvent evaporates so quickly, the glue isn't a gummy mess. on repetitive parts, i just re-melt the glue with a heat gun and stick the next one on.
maybe others have tried this?
it typically leaves no glue at all on the metal and, because the solvent evaporates so quickly, the glue isn't a gummy mess. on repetitive parts, i just re-melt the glue with a heat gun and stick the next one on.
maybe others have tried this?