Pinging Parts

[Mustermark]

It just dawned on me to put a tiny dob of Blu-Tak on my detailing parts to make them stay in the tweezers and not ping off into oblivion.  It works really well.  Can't believe I didn't think of it before.  It worked so well that I didn't find out if it makes the bits easier to find on the carpet.

Might be obvious but I hope it helps someone who didn't think of it before...

[mr magnolia]

all I need to do is remember this before they ping off!
I always think that the 'modelling' bit of a session is about 20% of the time - the rest is just looking for stuff...

[Dock Shunter]

I always think that the 'modelling' bit of a session is about 20% of the time - the rest is just looking for stuff...

         Couldn't agree more....

[polo2k]

another method for holding "pingable parts" is a tiny spec of automotive grease (use a non molybendium or non copper so its not all grubby)

[EtchedPixels]

For stuff you aren glueing but not soldering another trick is to glue the part to a cocktail stick with a tiny spot of evostick, then put superglue paste on the back and position it with the stick, hold it in place and then when set pull away. It's about the only way I know to assemble some of the nuttier detail parts like etched Hymek numbers

[polo2k]

For stuff you aren glueing but not soldering another trick is to glue the part to a cocktail stick with a tiny spot of evostick, then put superglue paste on the back and position it with the stick, hold it in place and then when set pull away. It's about the only way I know to assemble some of the nuttier detail parts like etched Hymek numbers

There used to be a similar trick with speakers when the cones got pushed in. get a drop of CA on a piece of scrap, then dip a cocktail stick into it, then touch this to the cone and wait till it sets. Pull the stick/cone till its the shape you want and then twist the stick to remove