Gorilla glue is perfect for fixing loose rungs. Make sure to remove as much of the old glue as possible. After you've applied the glue and stuck the rung back in, place a rope around two outside legs and make a tourniquet with a stick or something so you can tie it off. Leave it set up like this for a least 24 hours. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Boyce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 1:39 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Fixing a Chair with a Loose Cross Rung
> Hi All > Q. I have a chair that has a loose cross rung and it needs to be re-glued. > I > have heard that there is a new glue called Gorilla Glue. > > Is it used for this? Will it hold? > > I think Gorilla Glue is an excellent choice for putingg your chair back > into > shape! > > Gorilla Glue is a polyurethane glue especially designed just for wood. Its > features are: > 1) It's solvent free > 2) It's 100% water proof > 3) It has a twenty minute open working time, which is much longer than > most > polyurethane adhesives. This means you have more time to fuss with clamps > etc. > 4) It works great on end grain > 5) It works on oily exotic woods such as teak. > > Gorilla Glue needs to be clamped to adhere, so it works best on joints and > flat surfaces. It is an extremely sticky glue, that expands with moisture, > and > if not used carefully can get pretty messy. Most carpenter wood glues Like > Titebond, clean up with water. Gorrila Glue doesn't. It does clean up with > denatured > alcohol and some other solvents, but it is toxic to touch and ingest so I > do > not recommend for children use it. > > I should also point out that if the cross member that is coming out is a > very loose fit, then there is no glue that will hold well. There are a > number of > ways to repair this too. > > In all cases below, lightly sand the hole or dowel if it is the original > to > get off any old glue. Glue works best when it is clamped, so if you have a > clamp > use it, or tie some sash cord around the 4 legs. Then tie a piece from the > center between the legs across to the other side. This will clamp the legs > until > the glue dries! Remember to wipe off excess glue while wet! > > 1) If the cross member is over 3/4" in diameter, you could carefully cut > off > the doweled end and drill it out to the next larger size. Then drill out > the > leg to the same size. Cut a piece of hardwood dowel to fit and glue away. > > 2) You could drill out the leg hole to fit a hardwood dowel and then > re-drill it again after the glue has dries to fit the existing cross > member. > > 3) If the cross member has only just come out of the hole and is not > loose, > just pull it out as far as you can and squirt some carpenters glue in. > > You need to look at the broken or loose part and make that big decision. > What you think will work the best with the equipment you have available to > you. > > Could he fill the hole with a sawdust and glue mixture and then cover the > dowel with glue and shove it in? > > Nope. > The mixture of sawdust and glue will prevent the end of the cross member > from going in all the way. It will bunch up at the bottom of the hole and > then > will stop the 'shoveing in' part! > > If it is only a little loose then the Gorilla Glue will work OK because it > expands slightly and will take up some of the space. BUT it will need to > be > clamped > remember... or it may push the parts apart! > > I have used Gorilla-Glue before and boy does it hold awesome! > > Got to watch out for the squeeze out though. > > I have also used Polyurethane caulk for larger projects. 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