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19th December 2005, 01:48 PM #1
how do you spread glue
I was making a breadboard on the weekend and I ended up getting glue all over the place. Then I saw David Marks speading it with a roller, which I thought was a pretty cool idea - but I had no idea on how to clean it.
So, fess up. Do you just splash it around, or do you paint it on like Picasso?
TravSome days we are the flies; some days we are the windscreen
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19th December 2005, 01:54 PM #2
I use a paintbrush.
This is an old tradesmans method.
Who is David Marks???
Is he a tradesman?
I always have a pack of $2 crap brushes just for glueing.
This gives me varying widths to use depending on what I'm gluing up.
I drop them in a jar of water when finished so I usually wear out the bristles before I throw them out.
Rollers might have some advantages but they're a pain to clean
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19th December 2005, 02:15 PM #3
I mostly do edge jointing, and spread glue with a MkI finger. That's with PVA. For urethane or epoxy I have a packet of ice-block sticks that I cut to the required shape with a chisel.
Those are my principles, and if you don't like them . . . well, I have others.
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19th December 2005, 02:19 PM #4
Who is Lance Armstrong???
I use a finger and have a rag nearby or an icypole stick, I have used a brush for large surfaces when veneering.
The only problem I have with the cheap brushes is they are a bit like me, the hairs keep falling out and I hate picking them out of glue.
Having said that I still use them.Stupidity kills. Absolute stupidity kills absolutely.
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19th December 2005, 02:23 PM #5
I use a similar method to Bob (Echnidna) for dovetails. Rather than use a brush, I get a satay stick, soak the end in water for a couple of minutes and then belt it a couple of times with a hammer on some steel. This makes the end a bit like a small brush.
Whilst I am rushing around adjusting clamps and mopping up excess glue I don't have to worry about remembering to clean the brush. Next time I want to glue, I chop the end off the satay stick and make another new end.
They are cheap and disposable and work OK for me.
For edge gluing I use my finger to spread the glue evenly like Zenwood.- Wood Borer
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19th December 2005, 02:31 PM #6
Finger for PVA; a stick for epoxy or melamine,(don't brush too well, and I'm NOT sticking fingers in that stuff!); a brush for hide glue (I know, real men would use their fingers and relish the pain, but I'm a bit of a sook. )
Cheers,IW
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19th December 2005, 02:40 PM #7
stick, finger, brush, depends how big an area, and type of glue.
Boring signature time again!
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19th December 2005, 03:01 PM #8
Stick for poly.
And for PVA I've got a bigger selection of brushes than the average artist, bull artist that is.
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19th December 2005, 03:02 PM #9
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19th December 2005, 03:15 PM #10
All of the above, except when doing a med to lrg area I use a rubber spreader (car bog type) and roughly spread the glue around, you get the hang of it pretty quick and the glue just peels off when dry!... But I voted brush, cheap if I forget to wash'em out, last a while if I do remember to clean'em!...
savage(Eric)
Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
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19th December 2005, 03:27 PM #11
A one word answer to how I spread glue:
Everywhere !!!
or with a small, elcheapo paint brush.If at first you don't succeed, give something else a go. Life is far too short to waste time trying.
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19th December 2005, 04:41 PM #12
I voted "Brush" but I actually use a pensioned off toothbrush.
Toss it in a jar of water between jobs & it is always ready and NEVER seems to drop hairs, unlike our last "shaggy dog" (a golden retriever)
Regards
Neil.Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonay in one hand - Strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming - "WOO WOO...What a ride"
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19th December 2005, 05:59 PM #13
Old toothbrushes. Colgate.
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19th December 2005, 06:29 PM #14
Toothbrush, icey pole stick, cheap brush, or just squirt from a bottle and clean up the mess with a damp rag. I major in mess when gluing:eek: but seem to keep the work piece free its just fingers, clothes and bench that seem to cop it.
John.
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Tillywhacker!!
Getting it off has some suprise moves involved. :eek:
Al
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