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Waxed Building Pins

I often find that when I am building small stick and tissue models that the pins I use to hold the parts down on the plans get stuck. The CA glue will wick into the wood and joints making the pins very difficult to remove. To solve this problem, I first stick the pins into a candle to cover them with wax before using them to hold the part in place. The wax turns the...

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