>I was wondering this exact thing myself. I am STILL constructing a >couple massive clamps for forming/laminating 9-inch wide ribs. Parts >of my jig have required laminating pieces of wood that measure 9 >inches by up to 59 inches. I have been using regular Titebond and >Titebond II and spreading it out with a 3-inch-wide roller (thanks >Ron O. for the idea - really spreads even and fast). When I need to >glue up six rib laminations at a time, even with the glue going onto >a piece really fast, it still takes a good 10 minutes to get all the >clamps (20 of 'em) on the jig and real snug (I'm working on a system >to reduce this time). So I have the concern that gluing the rib >together with this schedule may result in less-than-optimal glue >joints. > >I was thinking that I should be using Titebond Extend. Or liquid >(cold) hide glue. What are thoughts on the good ol' hide glue - it >has lots of working time - ribs and panels are not for underwater >work, are they? > >Terry Farrell > You're not using epoxy? I'm stunned. Phil Ford
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