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Title: What kinda glue for splicing lam's together?
Post by: Kopper1013 on April 01, 2015, 04:09:00 PM
I'm currently using this heat resistant and flex able super glue but it takes 24 hours to cure, just wondering what ya'll are working with....
Title: Re: What kinda glue for splicing lam's together?
Post by: Mad Max on April 01, 2015, 04:21:00 PM
I used super glue before, but had them come apart

If your using smooth-on for the rest of the bow ,use that, put a lamp over the glue joint for a hour and the next day your set
Title: Re: What kinda glue for splicing lam's together?
Post by: canopyboy on April 01, 2015, 05:10:00 PM
I use Loctite superglue, the blue bottle you can get at your local home store. I've never had them come apart. I make a scarf joint on the sander and clamp them for about 10 minutes. I often pre-bend my lams in the form under pressure for a full cook cycle in the oven, and the joints are still solid after that.
Title: Re: What kinda glue for splicing lam's together?
Post by: BrushWolf on April 01, 2015, 05:15:00 PM
Smooth on for me.
Title: Re: What kinda glue for splicing lam's together?
Post by: jsweka on April 01, 2015, 05:43:00 PM
I use plain old tite bond wood glue.  Works for me.
Title: Re: What kinda glue for splicing lam's together?
Post by: Mad Max on April 01, 2015, 09:17:00 PM
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Originally posted by canopyboy:
I use Loctite superglue, the blue bottle you can get at your local home store. I've never had them come apart. I make a scarf joint on the sander and clamp them for about 10 minutes. I often pre-bend my lams in the form under pressure for a full cook cycle in the oven, and the joints are still solid after that.
I use the loctite too
If you cut the bottle open you can get more glue out of it.
Title: Re: What kinda glue for splicing lam's together?
Post by: mikkekeswick on April 02, 2015, 01:32:00 AM
If your joint is good then most decent wood glues will work. Afterall the splice is n't really under much load being glued to the glass and core.
Title: Re: What kinda glue for splicing lam's together?
Post by: Bowjunkie on April 02, 2015, 04:28:00 AM
It just needs to be able to handle bending into shape at the handle area. I've had superglued joints come apart if the deflex was drastic. I run the toothing plane over the joint surfaces and use Smooth On and heat.
Title: Re: What kinda glue for splicing lam's together?
Post by: Roy from Pa on April 02, 2015, 04:34:00 AM
Smooth On.
Title: Re: What kinda glue for splicing lam's together?
Post by: LittleBen on April 02, 2015, 08:34:00 AM
5min epoxy. I'm impatient
Title: Re: What kinda glue for splicing lam's together?
Post by: Kopper1013 on April 02, 2015, 08:58:00 AM
Lol me to littleben and thanks for the input guys