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Re: Hot Melt Glue Temperature
By:Dan Caouette (CSCWC)
Date: 9/27/2013, 6:19 pm
In Response To: Hot Melt Glue Temperature (Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks)

I've found that the stickiness of the glue depends to some extent on the temperature of your gun. Hotter sticks better. Some experiments with your glue and gun are a good idea.

Very true. On LOW the glue doesn't stick well. On HIGH it can be pretty tenacious.

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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/21/2013, 10:11 am
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Craig Robinson -- 5/23/2013, 3:44 am
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Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2013, 2:46 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/7/2013, 1:29 am
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PeterA -- 9/13/2013, 7:55 pm
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Matt Jakubek -- 9/18/2013, 4:32 pm
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PeterA -- 9/23/2013, 8:52 pm
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Matt Jakubek -- 9/23/2013, 9:25 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/24/2013, 1:30 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 9/24/2013, 4:30 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 9/24/2013, 6:25 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 9/24/2013, 10:17 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/25/2013, 1:37 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 9/25/2013, 8:22 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/26/2013, 2:12 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 9/26/2013, 7:29 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 9/25/2013, 4:32 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 9/25/2013, 8:28 am
Re: Strip: Strip-built surf ski plans *PIC*
Björn Thomasson -- 9/25/2013, 10:58 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 9/25/2013, 8:16 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 9/25/2013, 8:25 pm
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Björn Thomasson -- 9/26/2013, 3:38 am
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Matt Jakubek -- 9/26/2013, 8:46 am
CA Glue
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 9/26/2013, 9:57 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 9/26/2013, 12:15 pm
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Matt Jakubek -- 9/26/2013, 12:33 pm
Hit glue tip
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 9/26/2013, 2:00 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 9/26/2013, 5:13 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 9/26/2013, 11:30 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 9/27/2013, 9:42 am
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ancient kayaker -- 9/27/2013, 10:54 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 9/27/2013, 11:03 am
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Rick Crook -- 9/28/2013, 2:09 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 9/28/2013, 4:01 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/29/2013, 3:11 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/29/2013, 3:09 am
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Matt Jakubek -- 9/26/2013, 11:49 pm
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Mark Vander Horck -- 9/27/2013, 12:07 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 9/27/2013, 12:56 pm
Re: Strip: Strip-built surf ski plans
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 9/27/2013, 2:04 pm
Hot Melt Glue Temperature
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 9/27/2013, 6:04 pm
Re: Hot Melt Glue Temperature
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 9/27/2013, 6:19 pm
Re: Strip: Strip-built surf ski plans
Marc Upchurch -- 9/27/2013, 2:43 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/29/2013, 5:22 am
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Mark Vander Horck -- 9/30/2013, 1:04 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 9/30/2013, 1:22 pm
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Mark Vander Horck -- 9/30/2013, 2:14 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/29/2013, 3:05 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/26/2013, 2:19 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 9/26/2013, 4:06 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/3/2013, 2:00 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 10/3/2013, 5:35 pm
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Robert Horstmann -- 9/15/2013, 1:02 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 9/18/2013, 11:06 am
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Matt Jakubek -- 9/27/2013, 5:03 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 9/27/2013, 5:47 pm
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Matt Jakubek -- 9/27/2013, 5:53 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 9/28/2013, 5:08 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 9/27/2013, 5:59 pm
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Matt Jakubek -- 9/27/2013, 8:48 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/29/2013, 2:50 am
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Matt Jakubek -- 9/28/2013, 10:37 am
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PeterA -- 9/30/2013, 8:20 pm
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Matt Jakubek -- 9/30/2013, 11:01 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/1/2013, 12:12 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 10/1/2013, 10:39 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/2/2013, 1:22 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 10/2/2013, 3:48 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/2/2013, 10:23 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 10/2/2013, 11:15 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/2/2013, 2:48 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/3/2013, 2:02 am
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Craig Robinson -- 10/5/2013, 8:17 am
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PeterA -- 10/22/2013, 11:55 am
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ancient kayaker -- 10/22/2013, 1:51 pm
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PeterA -- 10/22/2013, 2:13 pm
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Paul Davies -- 10/22/2013, 2:58 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/22/2013, 4:02 pm
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PeterA -- 10/22/2013, 10:11 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/23/2013, 1:12 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/23/2013, 3:01 pm
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Björn Thomasson -- 10/25/2013, 6:05 pm
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PeterA -- 11/11/2013, 9:12 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/12/2013, 7:54 am
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PeterA -- 11/13/2013, 9:53 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/13/2013, 3:14 pm