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Strip: gluing temperature *LINK*
By:Chris
Date: 1/7/2003, 8:54 pm

I am finally starting to make some good progress on my Guillemot (it has been 2 years!) However, I recently noticed something disturbing. The glue between several of my strips appears to have turned white. Not milky yellow like normal but actually white. In addition I think some of the joints may not be really strong. So I took a look at the glue (Titebond, the original wood glue) specs and sure enough it says not to use below 50 degrees F. I am sure my garage is below 50 so I suspect this is the problem. However, my bigger problem is I don't expect it will get any warmer in the next few months.

Has anyone else seen this to be a real problem? If so what other glues are you using that work below 50? I do have a small propane heater but it is fairly ineffective for other than warming my hands and I don't like the thought of running it for hours at a time when I may not be in the garage.

Like I said, the progress has been slow, but if you are curious see the link for my progress.

Chris

Messages In This Thread

Strip: gluing temperature *LINK*
Chris -- 1/7/2003, 8:54 pm
Re: Strip: gluing temp -- Tightbond Extend
Mark Rakestraw in upstate NY -- 1/8/2003, 5:53 am
Re: Strip: gluing temperature
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/7/2003, 11:28 pm
Re: Strip: gluing temperature
srchr -- 1/7/2003, 10:53 pm
Frozen yellow glue = trouble
Randy Oswald -- 1/8/2003, 11:16 am
Re: Frozen yellow glue = trouble
Larry C. -- 1/8/2003, 12:21 pm
Re: Strip: gluing temperature
chris -- 1/7/2003, 11:38 pm
Re: Strip: gluing temperature
srchr/gerald -- 1/8/2003, 11:17 am
Re: Strip: gluing temperature
srchr -- 1/7/2003, 10:55 pm
Re: Strip: gluing temperature
KenC -- 1/7/2003, 10:27 pm
Scarf joint and glue type?
Bob Deutsch -- 1/8/2003, 8:28 am
Re: Scarf joint and glue type?
Bob Deutsch -- 1/8/2003, 7:02 pm
Re: Scarf joint and glue type?
Bill Price -- 1/9/2003, 11:46 am
Re: Scarf joint and glue type?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/9/2003, 10:01 pm
Re: Scarf joint and glue type?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/9/2003, 12:02 am
Re: Scarf joints on strips? Why?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/8/2003, 6:21 pm
Re: Scarf joint and glue type?
Bill -- 1/8/2003, 11:59 am
Re: Strip: gluing temperature
Rick Allnutt -- 1/7/2003, 9:28 pm
Re: Strip: gluing temperature
KenC -- 1/7/2003, 10:33 pm