Okay, I haven't made any progress in learning how to use capacitors without shocking myself. I still think they're pretty, so I'm going to continue to use up my supply by gluing them to things. Today, I'm going to glue them to some barrettes because that is about the girliest thing possible to do with them other than gluing them to a tampon case. (Future project?!) I already have a million barrettes of various persuasions, so these two are going to find a new home.

I'm also using epoxy for the first time. Usually, I would use silicon glue, but it doesn't always work so well with the smooth sides of electrolytic capacitors. Epoxy is my mechanic dad's glue of choice for heavy duty jobs. When I broke my car mirror, he glued it back on with a generous coating and it hasn't budged since, not even on the highway. Perhaps the same magic will work for these pretty hair things.



My tube of epoxy for this project looks a little less heavy-duty than the glob holding my car mirror in place, but it seems to do the trick, especially when it comes to gluing myself to various household objects. The applicator also mixes the glue and activator at the tip so there isn't any need for the usual hand mixing.



I always groom my capacitors carefully for this kind of task by clipping off all protruding wires as far as I can and folding in whatever bits are left. Then I just glue them to a barrette in whatever order pleases me.

Labels: electonics, hair accessories, projects

posted by Alison 2/04/2009 11:27:00 PM : (0) comments : splink