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Title: Smooth On
Post by: Reformed on August 18, 2007, 12:24:00 AM
I see that some are using smooth on as a glue isn't that for Taxiy forms how well does it work as a glue for laminating limbs and riser?
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Post by: Lost Creek Bows on August 18, 2007, 12:29:00 AM
Smooth On Great Stuff the best that I have found period.
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Post by: sidebuster on August 18, 2007, 12:52:00 AM
It's the gold standard for making bows.  I would say the majority of glass bow makers use Smooth On
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Post by: Crooked Stic on August 18, 2007, 03:02:00 AM
EA-40 #1 for glass bows.
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Post by: Roughcountry on August 18, 2007, 09:25:00 AM
Reformed
It's different stuff than the taxidermy smooth on.
Both are epoxy's but the stuff for taxidermy is a putty. I have used the putty to reshape a riser handle under a leather cover. Both are tops in my book.
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Post by: Dave2old on August 18, 2007, 09:56:00 AM
I use TiteBond III for wood-wood lam gluing, and SmoothOn for wood-glass. Neither has ever failed. Neither do I use a heat box. Here in the SW the air is always dry. I just put the glue-up in a warm place, like on the hood of a black car on a sunny day, and leave it in the clamps for 3 days. Perfect.
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Post by: BrianfromTulsa on August 18, 2007, 10:31:00 AM
reference to smooth-on and EA-40.....where is the cheapest place to buy them?  On the internet, it seems that buying smooth-on direct is cheaper than Binghams or 3 Rivers, but is there a better source?