I have been working on putting my Diamond Scale 134' Turntable together and have been having problems when trying to "Glue" some of the very soft metal parts together. The instructions refer to these as "Soft Metal Castings" and at one point "Zink Alloy Castings". These parts are very soft i.e., you can clean the flash from the parts easily and you can bend the thin parts such as the ladders very easily as well. There is also some brass wire that is part of the construction that calls for "gluing" the brass to the castings.
I have tried various types of glue that is supposed to work on metal, etc. and I have tried JB Weld. When the glue that I hve used sits, i.e., fpra day or more and I start handling the pieces the joints come apart very easily.
There must be something that I am doing wrong and there must be something out there that will work. It says you can quick solder using caution since it could melt the castings. My soldering skills are not that good so I have not tried that for fear of melting the parts.
I would really appreciate it if anyone has ideas of how to make things stick.
I have tried various types of glue that is supposed to work on metal, etc. and I have tried JB Weld. When the glue that I hve used sits, i.e., fpra day or more and I start handling the pieces the joints come apart very easily.
There must be something that I am doing wrong and there must be something out there that will work. It says you can quick solder using caution since it could melt the castings. My soldering skills are not that good so I have not tried that for fear of melting the parts.
I would really appreciate it if anyone has ideas of how to make things stick.