Hello Everyone. along the lines of glue up's and clamping I thought I would add a few tricks to help everyone out when doing large glue up's
When gluing large mutable layers, the glue can make the wood slide and shift when applying the clamps. I was taught to sprinkle some white sand on to the ends for the boards. the sand will keep the boards form shifting while clamping, and can easily be cut off after the glue has tried. (if need be, I have never had any problems using this technique i the past, Note a very little sand is needed.) and when I do small glue ups, I use a dollar store rubber spatula to spread the glue, Its like frosting a cake, The spatula spreads the glue nicely, (better than a brush.) And once done, I just let the glue dry on the spatula, the rubber/soft plastic of the spatula is something that the glue can not stick to ,and will comes off in seconds. No fuss or muss. ;-) for large glue up's I use a paint roller... it spreads the glue fast, its not exactly a clean job, but when time is waiting, its the best way to get the boards glued together. (at least in my book!) NOW here is an idea that I was thinking about last night when working on a vacuum pump. this is only a idea, Has anyone here tried this? using a heavy plastic bag and a vacuum to do your clamping of wood? I know that air our air pressure would be enough to hold the wood firmly in place while the glue is drying. It might even force the glue deeper into the wood, for a better bond ???? The glue would not stick to the plastic,making a easer clean up. I would think something like this could work for anyone doing glue up's, it would be quick and easy to do, if you have the right equipment. And I think it just might be cheaper than buying 600+ clamps? (any takers on this idea?) C.A.G. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Okla Mike (Liltwisted)" <legacym...@iglide.net> To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 10:30:41 AM Subject: Re: All I want For Christmas Very large jobs move faster with more clamps. If you only have a few clamps, you spend all your time waiting for the glue to dry. That is not time effective. By the time the I finish with my last set of clamps, the first set has had enough time to be removed and used again. From that point it is just a matter of cycling clamps onto new boards and taking the cured boards to the next work station. Creates constant work and is very effective. When you do this for a living, you don't want to keep the customer waiting. Mike OK On 12/8/2015 1:02 AM, Александр Ткач wrote: Why do so many clamps ? A lesser amount. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com . To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
