Some of you might be interested in this.
These guys have the usually nonsensically priced UV resins and torches on special offer.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UV-LED-TORCH-UV-CURED-RESIN-THE-BUG-THAT-BONDS-FOR-FLYTYING-SPECIAL-OFFER-/390406495284?pt=UK_SportingGoods_FishingAcces_RL&hash=item5ae60a5c34 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UV-LED-TORCH-UV-CURED-RESIN-THE-BUG-THAT-BONDS-FOR-FLYTYING-SPECIAL-OFFER-/390406495284?pt=UK_SportingGoods_FishingAcces_RL&hash=item5ae60a5c34)
£11 + £3 post & Packing for both torch and resin.
Anyone used it?
Not me, but I have ordered this from these guys, so I'll let you know how it goes. I have always fancied getting this stuff but there is no way I was going to pay what is normally asked. The prices are quite ridiculous.
Cheers Fred, it's one of those I quite fancy trying but not sure what I'd use it for, be good to have a wee experiment with tho
I have it although i think i got it for around £8, including the torch. I like it. Its great for quill bodies and pierces the water well for emergers.
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Good heads up , been looking at this for a while . I'm not miserable but as stated the prices are crazy , like most fishing stuff I may add . :D
Stuart
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
Quote from: garryh on January 20, 2014, 06:18:22 PM
maybe you need the super expensive torch to set it rock hard .
it needs UV
In Scotland stick it outside and it should set rock hard once every 25 years. Last summer would have been fine. I predict 2038 will be a great year for epoxy buzzers. :lol:
Keep thinning that ozone layer.
Quote from: Lochan_load on January 20, 2014, 05:19:25 PM
I quite fancy trying but not sure what I'd use it for
Davie McPhail uses it a lot in his Youtube vids for all sorts of things. The main advantage I see is it cures very quickly.
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
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.
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.
Quote from: garryh on January 20, 2014, 06:18:22 PM
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.
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
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/ (http://www.boots.com/en/Sally-Hansen-Hard-as-Nails-Clear_853/)
Tight Lines
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 (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)
Spot on same as me got my pen of eBay to and like yourself I like the pen better than the torch
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.
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
Have used the resin and found no complaints with it - good product and quick to use, better than nail varnish etc.
yes you can buy either or both
This arrived today.
Very fast service from the seller.
The UV torch sets the resin in seconds, it is not left sticky.
The UV torch is metal, heavy, seems to be of quality construction similar to a Maglite but short and dumpy. It uses 3 x AAA batteries - NOT supplied.
I'm using rechargeables, time will tell on battery life. All in all I am very happy with what I got for my £14 including the very fast service. No more messy 2 part epoxy.
I have now tied several flies using it. Simple spiders with pearly lurex bodies coated thinly with this resin then "torched". All set dry, crystal clear and rock hard in seconds. Can't say fairer than that. :D
Does the resin come with a brush Fred? I never liked the applicator on bugbond.
Yes, the bottle has a bush integrated into the cap. Fine for delivering large amounts of resin for sea / pike flies, but for fine work you'd want to use your dubbing needle. Provided the stuff does not go off, the bottle should last for ages. Perhaps keeping it out of the light inside a black bag or something would be a good idea.
Been using the cheap Bug Off resin for a wee while to tie buzzers and it's great.
I just bought the same sort of torch in the OP for £6 a few weeks ago and it works fine.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400637981559?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
some rough uv resin flees finished and unfinished
I have the flexi bond resin which is good and seconds with the laser pen sets it.
Great for bug patterns.
Billy
Quote from: borderbob on January 24, 2014, 09:50:59 PM
This was a good call. Mine arrived today at a great price and it does what it says on the pack !
It's the most useful item for fly tying I have bought for quite some time. So little is needed the bottle of resin will last a very long time. It sets almost instantly when exposed to the torch light.
QuoteCan I point out clean the hook eyes before you use the UV light :o :o
Good advice! pretty much impossible to clean after being zapped with the torch
Hi Admin,
Could you put up your links for the resin and the UV torch as there are a few links flying around and I would hate to pick up the wrong ones if I go for them.
Highlander my flytying night school classes guru assures me that the Sally Hansen to use is,
Hard As Nails, clear. Pattern number 2103 232103003. It certainly works and dries very hard. Unfortunately hard to find in shops now. Ebay is the place. Apparently the more recent replacement does not dry to a hard but tacky finish.
Len
Len, it's the one in the first post of the thread
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UV-LED-TORCH-UV-CURED-RESIN-THE-BUG-THAT-BONDS-FOR-FLYTYING-SPECIAL-OFFER-/390406495284?pt=UK_SportingGoods_FishingAcces_RL&hash=item5ae60a5c34 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UV-LED-TORCH-UV-CURED-RESIN-THE-BUG-THAT-BONDS-FOR-FLYTYING-SPECIAL-OFFER-/390406495284?pt=UK_SportingGoods_FishingAcces_RL&hash=item5ae60a5c34)
Thanks Admin. Away to spend more money :D
Just got the Deer Creek UV resin and torch kit from Lathkill for £25, highly recommended!
In the past i have used epoxy for pike fly heads etc but this stuff is amazing, quite runny straight from the bottle so you can manipulate and then sets completely in 3 seconds with the laser pen/torch.
Am a convert.
Quote from: lochgarryfisher on January 25, 2014, 06:03:03 PM
Am a convert.
As am I.
I have always avoided this stuff because of the ridiculous pricing. It does now seem to be getting a bit more realistic
My mrs has one of those UV lamps for setting nail polish, it works on the resin too.
It has the advantage that it runs off the mains.
So no batteries needed and it always runs at full power although a torch is easier to work with.
I looked into one of these systems a few years back as I thought it would be great for tacking on rod rings before whipping instead of faffing about with thin pieces of masking tape with my big clumsy fingers.
Trouble is, I couldn't find any info on removing the stuff if you put it in the wrong place.
Has anyone found the need to remove the resin yet? and if so was it easy enough?
go to uv gel on e bay and get 3 bottles for £6.50. i bought a bottle of top coat uv gel from china last march and i am still using it but i take it the stuff you buy here is just the same + there is a torch+charger+rechargeable battery on e bay for about £11.50 from i think hong kong, will take a couple of weeks to get here but looks the bees knees, if you buy another suitable battery you can have one on charge all the time!
Quote from: admin on January 25, 2014, 09:29:06 AM
It's the most useful item for fly tying I have bought for quite some time. So little is needed the bottle of resin will last a very long time. It sets almost instantly when exposed to the torch light.
how is everyone getting on with this? i found my bottle of resin has set solid in the last week, despite being kept out of direct sunlight and the lid screwed up properly each time. i've pinged an e-mail to the suppliers, more by way of a query than a complaint, so will let you know what they say. i think i've had it for 2 months or so.
The stuff I bought in January is still perfect. It's in a brown glass bottle and never sees the sun
I bought the Bug Off resin and UV torch together earlier this year for about £12 and it works beautifully. You do seem to get through the non-rechargable batteries, but my use is pretty limited so it doesn't worry me too much. Resin dries under UV light in a few seconds, sets rock hard and shiny. I use it mainly to protect floss tags but I did quite a few fast-sinking buzzers that turned out very well. I'd recommend it.
"Interesting" experience this morning with this stuff.
I was tying up some nymphs to use in the afternoon.The sun was shining through the window of my fly tying room illuminating the vice beautifully, yes I do have a dedicated fly tying room with a permanent set up :8).
There is nothing like natural light for fly tying.
The resin set as I was applying it! :lol:
Keep it out of sunlight!
Hello All.I have been trying the fairly cheap Mr Bond UV Resin that arrived this morning.It comes out rock hard with no sticky residue with my cheap UV pen.Been using UV Topcoat for a few years now.The Topcoat is going in the bin.Cheers
Quote from: bibio1 on January 20, 2014, 05:23:03 PM
I have it although i think i got it for around £8, including the torch. I like it. Its great for quill bodies and pierces the water well for emergers.
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iput a wee bit on thread before the whip finish and then couple of seconds with the torch and job done.