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27th October 2012, 08:17 PM #1Senior Member
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Hi everyone.
Need some advice. I damaged the leg of my dining table while moving. I attempted to turn it on it's side myself and put weight on the legs - stupid.
My plan is to pour some glue into the crack and then clamp it shut. May even pop a couple of screws through to hold it tight. My question is what glue to use. Would PVA be ok or should I go for an epoxy of some type. I think the wood is pine, judging by the colour and weight.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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27th October 2012, 08:34 PM #2
I had a similar problem with a pine bookcase and used Titebond to fill the fractured joint and clamped it overnight. Good as new
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27th October 2012, 08:36 PM #3
they say pva should give a joint stronger then the timber and in the case of pine its more like twice as strong as the timber.
Should be fine if your not going to stand it on end again.
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27th October 2012, 09:35 PM #4
I've just done a similar repair on a chair leg, and used pva, because it runs into the gap better than epoxy, and since it's a 'clean' break, the two sides should join up exactly which means you don't need expoxy's gap filling properties. I had to force the gap open as much as possible and then pushed the pva in with a piece of thin plastic. I did also screw the pieces together, just to be sure, but the join felt strong without the screws. I think I've seen someone use a syringe to push the glue into the gap, too.
Cheers, Richard
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28th October 2012, 08:08 AM #5GOLD MEMBER
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As stated by others PVA is the way to go with this one, if you can get good clamping while drying don't worry about the screw's.
regards Rod.
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28th October 2012, 10:26 PM #6Senior Member
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Thanks for your advice everyone. PVA it is.
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29th October 2012, 06:40 AM #7Senior Member
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Same vote here. I've pretty much made that exact same repair. I just used one of those glue-bottle/needle combos to inject TB III into the crack and then taped and clamped the heck out of it. No screws needed.
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29th October 2012, 10:12 AM #8... and this too shall pass away ...
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I had a similar problem last week.
Used a Veritas product, Chair Doctor Pro, for the first time. It is a thin glue with a needle applicator, so the glue penetrated right into even the smallest section of the crack.
The piece is cedar, and the glue penetrated and saturated the timber fibre around the crack. Quick and easy to use. Very pleased with the results.
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21st November 2012, 09:28 PM #9Senior Member
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Done with PVA and clamps. Won't be putting it together for another 5 weeks when we move house so can't report on success or otherwise.
Thanks for your replies.
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4th March 2013, 10:32 PM #10Senior Member
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Done. PVA. Reassembled and as good as new. Thanks everyone.
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