UV Resin Yet No Mortgage Required

[jaybee]

I have used bug bond since it came on the market and I find it an excellent material particularly for epoxy buzzer bodies. I agree with Garryh however in that the finish may not be all that brilliant but I always finish my buzzers with a couple of coats of varnish.

Jim

[Clan Chief]

Funny you should bring this up as I got a deer creek resin kit at the weekend from my local angling shop. Johnny sold me it for£20. Still ridiculasly priced for what it actually is but cheaper than other outlets. I just got it out of curiosity as I have no great need for it. It was great for tying butts on some patterns I tied over the weekend though.  I tied a few buzzers too and it was fantastic for that  but rarely fish that style.  I haven't used it all that much and the batteries appear to be draining very fast. I suppose rechargables would fix that problem. Appears to be a great product if you were to tie commercially due to the resin curing so fast.  For me it's just another accessory that I suppose is worth having as it will be handy when the need arises.

[Wildfisher]

Allan, I believe battery life is indeed an issue. I noted on one of Daie McPhail's vids that he mentioned he has  a mains adapter on his that screws into the end and replaces the batteries.

[River Chatter]

i tried the expensive bug bond  stuff and was not impressed .no matter how long i put the torch on it ,it never went rock hard .always very slightly tacky.maybe you need the super expensive torch to set it rock hard .

Garry

I've used it for tying bonefish flies recently, but not shop bought - actually my youngest daughters nail varnish stuff.  It always ends up a little tacky after curing under uv, but that's easily sorted with a wipe of cotton wool soaked in nail polish remover. 

[brown troot]

Top stuff easy to work with and cracking value for money I would say this is better than bug bond. As said before the batteries don't last that long with the torch I don't like using the torch anyway I use a laser pen cures the resin faster

[Highlander]

I am reliably informed that this is the stuff to use. All that faffing about with torches  :roll:
More like Blue Peter than fly tying.  :lol:

http://www.boots.com/en/Sally-Hansen-Hard-as-Nails-Clear_853/

Tight Lines

[Stonepark]

Have the resin from above supplier, but got my uv laser pen elsewhere similar to below, laser makes all the difference over the torches.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Powerful-High-Strong-UV-Purple-Ray-Led-Light-Beam-Lazer-Laser-Pointer-Pen-1mW-/140981922069?pt=UK_Gadgets&hash=item20d32d6915#ht_1319wt_1262

[brown troot]

Spot on same as me got my pen of eBay to and like yourself I like the pen better than the torch

[Wildfisher]

Excellent! I'll try the supplied torch first then perhaps buy one of the lasers is it is not satisfactory.  At £5.40 it's not bad.

[brown troot]

Good choice Fred, try the torch 1st and if it's not for you give the pen a bash I just think the pen cures the resin a lot faster