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12th November 2019, 01:16 PM #1
Best way to clean PVA glue from your clamps
Outright best way to remove dried PVA glue from your Bessey clamps
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After years of experimentation I believe I have now found the most effective way to clean dried PVA glue from your clamps. Combining several well known techniques, HBomb walks you through the simple and cheap process.
And remember to wipe them down with some bee’s wax when you are done to make it harder for the glue to stick in the first place.
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12th November 2019, 01:40 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Best way to 'clean it off' is don't get it on there in the first place. For parallel jaw clamps, virtually irrespective of brand, protect the bar with casing bead, it's easily obtainable, cheap as chips and does an excellent job.
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Pure and Simple cooking spray makes an excellent release agent between most glues and metal. A light spray on clamps before use and nothing sticks to them.
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Otherwise a scraper!
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13th November 2019, 05:17 PM #5rrich Guest
I use a wire wheel in a drill.
The wire wheel is about $3 from our local purveyor of Chinese junk.
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13th November 2019, 09:40 PM #6
If I think it is going to be a drama I either a) spray it with those cooking oil sprays, or if that's run out, b) chuck a bit of clingwrap around the clamp. I don't get too precious about it, but after the first time I did a canoe build (with epoxy) a roll of clingwrap is always kept next to the glue. I built my first canoe in the carpeted lounge room and I was sold on the idea of using clingwrap and builders vapour barrier plastic.
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Plenty of messy, labour intensive and destructive ideas here, take your pick. I'm sure I've seen the vinegar idea before, it's certainly not new.
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17th November 2019, 04:53 PM #10rrich Guest
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18th November 2019, 11:07 PM #11
Hi Aldav,
As per my post I am not claiming the vinegar step to be my idea.
I have combined a couple of well known techniques and some new guidance around soak times to get the best outcome.
As some have pointed out, prevention is better than cure and while I do use blue tape it doesn’t always catch all the glue. There is also another prevention out there for all the nah-sayers and that is don’t use glue.
Cheers
Damien
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We have rolls of kitchen "waxed paper." Called "sandwich paper" in some countries.
Very inexpensive and most wood glues won't stick to it.
OK for bench top stuff like laminating knife handle blanks.
I made theatrical masks from bedroom blankets, soaked with wood glue.
A mess like no wood shop has ever seen.
A bucket with 4 liters of glue was hardly enough.
10' wide vapour barrier construction plastic sheet and be done with the possibility of mess.
The masks are all outstanding. Nobody ever visited my shop to see the mess so it didn't really matter.
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