Whip tip tips!
Issue 220 July 03, 2014
Whip tips are for pinpoint gluing. These are skinny little tube-tips, but sometimes you want them even skinnier. Elliot John-Conry of EJC Guitars squashes, cuts and modifies tips and pipettes to get drops of super glue and accelerator exactly where he wants them.
- Smashing: fret bending pliers make a small tip even smaller
- Cutting: lopping off pipette bulbs creates extra-long whip tips
- Spraying: filling replacement glue bottles with accelerator
- Inventing: a neat idea for tool handles from Frank Ford (Mr. Frets.com)