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27th March 2006, 11:02 AM #1
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Glue and Grain
(shudder) "Son, in my day there was only one glue!"
With so many adhesive products available, with differing directions for best application, I'm concerned with the joining strength between different timber grains.
I intend making an OUTDOOR feature of many offcuts - hard, soft, knotted, straight grain, and perhaps MDF and mirbu, air/klin dried - glued and polished.
Here's the question: Am I able to use one glue and succeed? If 'yes' what product is suggested.
ps: No change to the present width and length is intended, and best grain may even show face, not edge ............. random placement is the idea.
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27th March 2006, 12:17 PM #2
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You should be able to do that with epoxy or urethane glue. Gorilla glue that you see advertised in the American magazines is urethane glue. It is waterproof-needs a bit of moisture to cure, in fact. It foams as it cures, so tight clamping is important. You can buy Franklin's brand at Carba-Tec, or the local commercial product at a cabinet maker's supply place.
Caution, the shelf life is only a year, and there's no way when buying retail how old the product is (No use-by date on container:confused: )
Having written all of that, maybe epoxy would be your best bet. I use West System, but there are other very good brands also.
Best,
Greg
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27th March 2006, 02:04 PM #3
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Thanks Greg.
I pretty well understand 'use by dates' - I haven't got one on me, and a lot of my contents have hardened in the container.
OK. Epoxy's the way.
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