temporary contact cement?

Do any of you know of a temporary contact cement? I'd like to cement a copy of the plans to the top of my building table/jig and be able to easily remove them after I'm done. The table top is formica.

Ron,

You can try a product called Aleene's Spritz-On
Reposition-it Tacky glue.

I have used it before myself with great results.

You should be able to purchase it at your local
Wal-Mart or craft supply store.

>Do any of you know of a temporary contact cement? I'd like
>to cement a copy of the plans to the top of my building
>table/jig and be able to easily remove them after I'm done.
>The table top is formica.

Good old rubber cement is just the ticket. Use Best Test brand, and buy a can of thinner. Available at any art supply store. Just peel up the plan and rub the cemet off. It makes crumbs, but that's it. If you prefer, you can wash it away with thinner instead, I doubt it will hurt formica (test it in an obscure place to be absolutely sure).

Obviously you don't have to cover the entire back of the plan with cement to stick it down. The less cement you use, the less cleanup of rubber crumbs...

Rubber cement is the original temporary contact cement.

Andy

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>Rubber cement is the original temporary contact cement.
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It also occurs to me that there is a 3M Spraymount brand temporary spray-on adhesive. Used for making photo layouts and allows the photos to be peeled up and re-positioned. Just be sure and get the "temporary" or "repositionable" type of product, not the "permanent" kind (3M 77). Basically the same deal as the Aleene's product mentioned here. Again, available in art supply stores.

Andy

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HI Ron. The oldest and best in my opinion is Elmers Rubber Cement. I have been using it since the 60's. Brush on a thin coat on the pattern and a thin coat on the balsa. Apply the pattern, cut it out, peel off the pattern and rub off the cement from the wood. It rolls up into little balls of rubber. It also works great in doing stencils. I buy mine at Hobby Lobby, WalMart, Kmart, almost any grocery store with the "school supplies" section.

Add my vote for common rubber cement. Elmer's specifically.

Easy as pie!

You can also roll the rubber cement into balls and stick one in your nostril, and then go make a smart remark to your wife or girlfriend.. Great fun!

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"It rubs the lotion on its skin,
it does this whenever it's told..
It rubs the lotion on its skin,
or else it gets the hose again.."

Now, it places the lotion in the basket.
It places the lotion in the basket.
Put the ^%#! lotion in the basket!
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Aaahhhhh Aaaahhh!"
-Buffalo Bill, from Silence of the Lambs

Yeah, my planes are temporary when they contact the cement!!

There was an article in a recent Flying Models about making multi-layered tissue decals for rubber powered planes. They mention using a "temporary glue-stick". The adhesive is supposedly similar to what you find on the back of a post-it note.