MAY.T Model Painting Alligator Clip Sticks 40PCS with Stand Base 2PCS for Airbrush Hobby Model Parts
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The sticks are fairly rigid, similar to a kite's support rods.
You could use a can of plastidip (not the spray kind) or liquid electrical tape.
I don't know what to say. The alligator clips are standard in size. The sticks have a length of approximately six inches. They are, however, extremely useful for drying components.
They flex a little, but only a little.
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It's a breeze to use the base. It does necessitate a small amount of force, which is a good thing. br>br>If you're having trouble getting a stick into and out of a hole, here's how:
1. 2. Take hold of the stick near the bottombr> 3. Insert the stick into the holebr> 4. Apply firm pressure to the bottom. br> The stick will slightly 'click' when removed. br>br>Removal is the inverse of installation! br>br>The clips are of good quality, and the jaws hold on to small parts surprisingly well. Because I didn't use the rubber tips, I got rid of them. br>Be aware that the sticks in the base WILL rotate, so plan ahead. Personally, I like to immediately place the parts in a piece of foam after spraying them and let them sit for a few minutes before moving them to the base to cure. This eliminates a lot of the sticking and paint swapping that happens by accident.
This product should be avoided, and it should not be purchased. You'd be better off going to a craft store and purchasing wood alligator clips with a red tip and a block of foam. The sticks are extremely difficult to place in the base. When they finally get in, they fire off a barrage of bullets that shake the ground. When you leave them there, they start to shake back and forth, giving you a headache when you're trying to airbrush with your hands full. The clips have a black rubber tip on them, which I simply removed. The clips are fine; the base, on the other hand, is a pain to work with. I eventually bought some foam from a hobby store and used it. So no, I paid $16 for clips when I could have bought them for $8.
Most of the sticks wobble inside the peg holes because the tolerances appear to be sloppy. As a result, you run the risk of parts colliding, which isn't ideal when they've just been painted. I ended up simply grabbing a spare block of styrofoam from around the house and using it to hold the sticks. br>br>Another annoyance is the rubber tips that come with it. They're terrible at keeping things in place; They don't seem to grip to bare plastic very well, which can cause pieces to slide out of the clips and usually go flying, and you don't have that when you're painting a small piece. They also don't seem to grip to bare plastic very well, which can cause pieces to slide out of the clips and go flying. This happened to me once with a previously painted part, which was fortunately mostly dry at the time. The rubber tips, it appears, have a strong desire to grip painted surfaces, and if used to hold a painted surface after it has cured, they will damage the paint.
I bought these for the bases, and they've worked out perfectly; I usually use my own bamboo skewers with super-strong alligator clips, and this base has holes for those as well as smaller holes for the included clips. Other reviews mention the clips moving around a lot, but it appears that newer models have smaller holes in the base to accommodate the included clips. The clips do move a little bit, but only a little bit.
In the base, the fit is terrible. The clips themselves are fine, but the base that comes with them is nearly useless. br>br>On the bottom, there are two hole sizes - small and large. Even with wide spacing, the large ones allow for so much movement that pieces can collide. br>br>The smaller ones are so tight and ill-fitting that inserting the stick into them is extremely difficult. It also makes it difficult to remove a piece without causing a mess because you have to use a lot of force to do so. br>br>Making one out of cardboard is probably a better option.
I was able to set up a nice assembly station where I could glue together 12 or 16 minis at once. The cement on the first mini had dried quickly by the time I got to the last one, and it was ready for the next bits to be glued on.
It's a good point, and it's simple to use. Some of the clips come loose from the metal stick, which is a bad point. Before using, solder the clip to the stick if you are using these for the first time.
Some of the clips appear to be miscut and do not fit well in the base. It does its job, except for the inconvenience of forcing people into and out of the base. This kit comes with several clips, and the base is heavy enough to stay put while painting.
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