I am working with poly glue for the first time. I have a great many
parts to assemble and do not have many clamps. What is the minimum
amount of time I can remove the clamps from 2 pieces so I can reuse
the clamps and assemble 2 more pieces. After the clamps are removed the
assembled pieces would not be under any stress for about a week.
Thanks for any and all help.
That is good news. I was leaving the clamps on overnight so I was not
producing much.
I am building boxes that wil be used by a camp. The boxes will be
outside for about 5 weeks each summer. Thought it best to use the poly.
It is not a paying job as I am retired. I have volunteered to do this
for the camp which is also a volunteer organization.
Thanks all for your help.
Hi Mike,
I have used poly off 'n on for about 5 years - mostly
on exterior type projects, but sometimes where I
thought it would hold a little better than 'old yeller'.
I think the poly sets up a little faster. When you see it starting to
foam, that's a good indication that you have very little
(if any) free time left.
Unless it's a water resistant application, I try to stick
to yellow. Trying to get poly stains off your hands is a real
'bear' (gorilla?) also.
Sometimes a brad is as good as a clamp 'till the glue sets'.
After 30 minutes or so with yellow/poly, you should
be able to move on - if you can shoot it with an 18 ga.
after initial clamping.
What are you buildin'?
Lou
In article <[email protected]>, mike
<[email protected]> wrote:
> I am working with poly glue for the first time. I have a great many
> parts to assemble and do not have many clamps. What is the minimum
> amount of time I can remove the clamps from 2 pieces so I can reuse
> the clamps and assemble 2 more pieces. After the clamps are removed the
> assembled pieces would not be under any stress for about a week.
> Thanks for any and all help.
>
On 13 Mar 2005 16:56:33 -0800, "mike" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I am working with poly glue for the first time. I have a great many
>parts to assemble and do not have many clamps. What is the minimum
>amount of time I can remove the clamps from 2 pieces so I can reuse
>the clamps and assemble 2 more pieces. After the clamps are removed the
>assembled pieces would not be under any stress for about a week.
>Thanks for any and all help.
depends on the moisture level and the temp. if your about 60 I would say about 3
hours. feel the foam and when it is not sticky it should be fine.
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