a beginner's tip for hanging plugs to dry

[Thumb-Burner]

OK.. i use devcon and have to flip the plugs... tried all sorts of things that work ok for hanging an flipping them. Don't have room for a dryer or spinner ... had an idea yesterday and just tried it out.. think for me it will work much better than what i've been doing..

went to the local hardware and picked up some long shafted screw eyes with an open eye.. took a plug with me that had the through hole drilled.. got some that were just barely bigger than the hole..

now i'm putting one of these in each end of the plug and i hangem on long hangers from my pegboard..there sturdy enough to hold the plug while painting and sanding and easily re-usable..

i'm sure others have done this, but i haven't heard it before... thought i'd share.

[Slipknot]

bugger used to do something like that before

whatever works for ya

[Charleston]

Wayyyy to complicated!!
Take a straight piece of coat hanger wire. bend a hook on one end and make a wave on the other end. Shove the wire into the through hole until is jams tight. Use this wire all the way from dipping in sealer to applyitn epoxy.
Sealer, you dip, wide, hang.
Prime, you spray and hang.
Top coat, you spray6 and hang.
Epoxy, you apply epoxy and clamp the wire in your vise with the plug on end facing up. Leave it there until you have the next plug done and need the vise. Hang the first plug and clamp the second.
After epoxy dries pull the wire inprep for adding hardware.

You only need to flip once with 2-Ton!

[Slipknot]

Originally Posted by Charleston

Wayyyy to complicated!!
Take a straight piece of coat hanger wire. bend a hook on one end and make a wave on the other end. Shove the wire into the through hole until is jams tight. Use this wire all the way from dipping in sealer to applyitn epoxy.
Sealer, you dip, wide, hang.
Prime, you spray and hang.
Top coat, you spray6 and hang.
Epoxy, you apply epoxy and clamp the wire in your vise with the plug on end facing up. Leave it there until you have the next plug done and need the vise. Hang the first plug and clamp the second.
After epoxy dries pull the wire inprep for adding hardware.

You only need to flip once with 2-Ton!

yep, that's kinda what I do
My wires have all different colors on them from using them over and over.

[justplugit]

The screw hooks work well for me as they hold nice and tight when spinning and you don't need to touch the plug, which does away with the need for a scratch coat. I hang the belly hole on plastic straw covered nails after sealing to dry,then add the screws to hold before painting, clear coating and spinning.

The only thing is, there is an extra step of needing to apply some epoxy with a pipe cleaner to seal inside the 1/2 inch on both ends after you take the screws out before wiring.

[Thumb-Burner]

Originally Posted by Charleston

Wayyyy to complicated!!
Take a straight piece of coat hanger wire. bend a hook on one end and make a wave on the other end. Shove the wire into the through hole until is jams tight. .


You only need to flip once with 2-Ton!

"cutting a coat hanger, bending a hook in the end and making a wave on the other end" is simpler than taking a screw eye out of the pack and twisting it one turn? I'd call you an engineer, but I'm one too!!

seriously good idea about the vice and the one flip though.. i've always spent a lot of time flipping multiple times but never had a problem with a run.. that's very good to know..

peace!

[Charleston]

Originally Posted by Thumb-Burner

"cutting a coat hanger, bending a hook in the end and making a wave on the other end" is simpler than taking a screw eye out of the pack and twisting it one turn? I'd call you an engineer, but I'm one too!!

seriously good idea about the vice and the one flip though.. i've always spent a lot of time flipping multiple times but never had a problem with a run.. that's very good to know..

peace!

You should appreciate this one;

The coat hangers are "Free" and you use them over and over. They make for a ridged connection between your hand and your plug so you use them for everything during the finishing process!

[Thumb-Burner]

you got me on the free part.. but i got screw hooks with a long shank and they work at least as good as the hangers for holding the plugs..

but..