Glue for laminated rib construction

Farrell mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com
Thu Oct 11 10:56:14 MDT 2007


FWIW, rib on left was laminated using the Unibond 800 with the "white" catalyst - rib on right is either Titebond or Bolduc - probably Titebond.

Terry Farrell



----- Original Message -----  
> Yup. I use their "white" catalyst when laminating spruce and maple. The 
> "white" catalyst is YELLOW in color! Better than dark red/brown for sure, 
> but really quite yellow. Like I say though, it doesn't bother me - rather it 
> has a very functional appearance.
> 
> Terry Farrell
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
>>    Belly heads
>>    I've been gluing up my own laminated rib stock & my pinblocks.  I 
>> won't use
>> epoxy because it too is toxic to my body & expensive.  I'm open for 
>> suggestions.
>>     I need to glue up a bunch of ribs  tomorrow.  I like th Bolduc for my
>> pinblocks & bridge cap applications because it doesn't clog drill bits or 
>> have
>> adverse affects on tuning torque.  I believe Andre usu to glue up his own 
>> blocks
>> & panels.
>>    Any help?
>>    Thanks
>>    Dale
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