I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and whatever
else I use to spread glue.
It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom. If I
keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but hitting the
stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets so scummy quickly
that I have to clean them.
I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom. Preferably
_like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller that I can cut to
fit in the bottom of the jar.
Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
Thanks.
tiredofspam wrote:
> I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and whatever
> else I use to spread glue.
>
> It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom. If I
> keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but hitting
> the stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets so scummy
> quickly that I have to clean them.
>
> I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom.
> Preferably _like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller
> that I can cut to fit in the bottom of the jar.
>
> Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
>
> Thanks.
Perpetual cleaning machine?
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
tiredofspam wrote:
>
> I find cleaning dry glue from the silicone a pain still, but better
> than losing a brush.. dropping it in water keeps them ready all the
> time. I just blow the water out and am ready to go. The silicone is
> nice when I forget to drop it in water, when I am real busy aligning
> things. But I need some kind of small grid... something I can cut to
> size, but the square spacing has to be small enough that even an acid
> brush won't drop through.
Hardware cloth.
Window screen material.
In article <[email protected]>, tiredofspam
wrote:
> I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom. Preferably
> _like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller that I can cut to
> fit in the bottom of the jar.
>
> Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
Go to a craft store. They sell plastic mesh for people to stitch puky
ducks on using yarn.
--
Life. Nature's way of keeping meat fresh. -- Dr. Who
Have you looked at the plastic material used for cross-stitching?
John S.
On 07/20/2012 11:03 AM, tiredofspam wrote:
> I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and whatever
> else I use to spread glue.
>
> It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom. If I
> keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but hitting the
> stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets so scummy quickly
> that I have to clean them.
>
> I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom. Preferably
> _like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller that I can cut to
> fit in the bottom of the jar.
>
> Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
>
> Thanks.
Or was it needlepoint? I don't know the crafts very well. In any case,
a visit to the craft store might give you inspiration.
John S.
On 07/20/2012 12:28 PM, John Shear wrote:
> Have you looked at the plastic material used for cross-stitching?
>
> John S.
>
> On 07/20/2012 11:03 AM, tiredofspam wrote:
>> I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and whatever
>> else I use to spread glue.
>>
>> It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom. If I
>> keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but hitting the
>> stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets so scummy quickly
>> that I have to clean them.
>>
>> I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom. Preferably
>> _like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller that I can cut to
>> fit in the bottom of the jar.
>>
>> Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
>>
>> Thanks.
"HeyBub" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> tiredofspam wrote:
>>
>> I find cleaning dry glue from the silicone a pain still, but better
>> than losing a brush.. dropping it in water keeps them ready all the
>> time. I just blow the water out and am ready to go. The silicone is
>> nice when I forget to drop it in water, when I am real busy aligning
>> things. But I need some kind of small grid... something I can cut to
>> size, but the square spacing has to be small enough that even an acid
>> brush won't drop through.
>
> Hardware cloth.
> Window screen material.
>
>
>
That's what I was thinking. Maybe a couple of PVC "rings" to keep it off
the bottom?
If you don't want metal screen (it might possibly be ok if always
submerged), a couple of tacks of a water proof glue (hot glue might work)
would allow the screen to be stretched over the rings and keep it from
sagging.
Puckdropper
--
Make it to fit, don't make it fit.
On 7/20/2012 2:48 PM, CW wrote:
>
>
> "tiredofspam" wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and whatever
> else I use to spread glue.
>
> It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom. If I
> keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but hitting the
> stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets so scummy quickly
> that I have to clean them.
>
> I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom. Preferably
> _like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller that I can cut to
> fit in the bottom of the jar.
>
> Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
> ===========================================================================
> Hardware cloth.
It would have to be small enough mesh not to allow for the brush
bristles to fall through.
OR,
Mount hardware cloth (perhaps to the rim of a large mouth jar) with big
enough mesh that the brush part and metal shaft would easily fit
through, and wrap a rubber band around the metal shaft, and high enough
so it would suspend just the bristles in the water.
Lots of ways to attack the problem ...
--
www.eWoodShop.com
Last update: 4/15/2010
KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious)
http://gplus.to/eWoodShop
On 7/20/2012 1:34 PM, John Shear wrote:
> Or was it needlepoint? I don't know the crafts very well. In any case,
> a visit to the craft store might give you inspiration.
>
> John S.
>
> On 07/20/2012 12:28 PM, John Shear wrote:
>> Have you looked at the plastic material used for cross-stitching?
>>
>> John S.
>>
>> On 07/20/2012 11:03 AM, tiredofspam wrote:
>>> I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and whatever
>>> else I use to spread glue.
>>>
>>> It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom. If I
>>> keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but hitting the
>>> stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets so scummy quickly
>>> that I have to clean them.
>>>
>>> I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom. Preferably
>>> _like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller that I can cut to
>>> fit in the bottom of the jar.
>>>
>>> Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
>>>
>>> Thanks.
Almost sounds good. the problem is that it will sit on the bottom and
not be stiff enough if I glue it to a ring of some sort... Like another
top with the hole cut out... But something to think about...
On 7/20/2012 4:22 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
> I need to find some good ones, because I do like using them, especially
> because they are disposable.
Used to get the acid brushes from Peachtree, back when the woodworking
shows were in vogue around here. The last few years I just pick them up
at Rockler and have not had any shedding problems, and I do go through a
bunch of them.
Agreed, even though I like the silicone glue brush concept, the
disposable acid brushes are hard to beat for many glue-up, particularly
on smaller parts.
I extend their life by simply putting them in plastic glass half full of
water after use, good for around a week on so. When the metal starts
rusting, or the water dries up, both go in the trash and it's on to the
next.
--
www.eWoodShop.com
Last update: 4/15/2010
KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious)
http://gplus.to/eWoodShop
On 7/20/2012 12:13 PM, tiredofspam wrote:
> I find cleaning dry glue from the silicone a pain still, but better than
> losing a brush.. dropping it in water keeps them ready all the time.
I've found that the key to cleaning the silicone brushes ... the more
dry glue, the easier and quicker it is to pull it off.
I keep a finish nail handy to reach under bristles, and lift up, on the
one's that were stored without sufficient glue to make it easy.
--
www.eWoodShop.com
Last update: 4/15/2010
KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious)
http://gplus.to/eWoodShop
On 7/20/2012 12:22 PM, Swingman wrote:
> On 7/20/2012 11:03 AM, tiredofspam wrote:
>> I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and whatever
>> else I use to spread glue.
>>
>> It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom. If I
>> keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but hitting the
>> stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets so scummy quickly
>> that I have to clean them.
>
> Solved the problem my going with two of the new silicone glue brushes,
> which don't need much cleaning/rinsing, if any.
>
> AAMOF, the more glue you leave on them overnight, the easier it is to
> remove.
>
> Highly recommended.
>
I have the brushes. But I stick them in the water so I can reuse them
quickly. I have 3 and rotate them... Still use acid brushes for tenons
since the problem with the silicone is they don't fit..
I use the poly glue spreaders for dovetails..
the roller for board edge join, and cards for large area face joining..
I find cleaning dry glue from the silicone a pain still, but better than
losing a brush.. dropping it in water keeps them ready all the time. I
just blow the water out and am ready to go. The silicone is nice when I
forget to drop it in water, when I am real busy aligning things. But I
need some kind of small grid... something I can cut to size, but the
square spacing has to be small enough that even an acid brush won't drop
through.
On 7/20/2012 2:33 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
> On 7/20/12 2:10 PM, John Grossbohlin wrote:
>> Not really an answer to your question but a different approach. In the
>> past I cleaned my glue brushes but found that buying acid brushes for
>> about $16 / gross and chucking them after use is less aggravating and,
>> from a time is money stand point, cheaper. Rollers clean up quick in
>> the sink...
>>
>> John
>>
>
>
> Maybe not all acid brushes are the same, but I stopped using them
> because I've never been able to finish a glue-up without having to
> remove a bunch on little black hairs from the seems.
>
>
Apparently not all are the same. ;~) I see maybe one or two hairs
during the life of my brushes. I don't blame you at all for not using.
On 7/20/2012 12:53 PM, dadiOH wrote:
> tiredofspam wrote:
>> I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and whatever
>> else I use to spread glue.
>>
>> It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom. If I
>> keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but hitting
>> the stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets so scummy
>> quickly that I have to clean them.
>>
>> I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom.
>> Preferably _like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller
>> that I can cut to fit in the bottom of the jar.
>>
>> Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
>
>
> I use an empty, upside down tuna can with holes punched in the bottom. Too
> high tech? :)
>
> It lives in a coffee jar - one of the smaller, red plastic ones - with a lid
> that has some short slashes in a star pattern. Stick the brush handle
> through the star, adjust brush so it hangs, put on lid.
>
>
Ohhhhhhhhhhh.. ;~( don't eat tuna, don't buy coffee in bulk.. Dang,
sounded like a solution. ;~)
On 7/20/2012 11:03 AM, tiredofspam wrote:
> I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and whatever
> else I use to spread glue.
>
> It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom. If I
> keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but hitting the
> stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets so scummy quickly
> that I have to clean them.
>
> I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom. Preferably
> _like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller that I can cut to
> fit in the bottom of the jar.
>
> Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
>
> Thanks.
I keep my acid brush/glue spreader outer in a tall hard plastic cup with
about 1" of water. I am very familiar with what you are talking about.
If you pour the water out and let the excess evaporate the regular
TiteBond type glue will harden and capture the brush. I pull the brush
out and the solid hunk of cured glue pops right out. The brush is toast
but the cup is fine and clean.
On 7/20/2012 3:48 PM, CW wrote:
>
>
> "tiredofspam" wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and whatever
> else I use to spread glue.
>
> It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom. If I
> keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but hitting the
> stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets so scummy quickly
> that I have to clean them.
>
> I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom. Preferably
> _like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller that I can cut to
> fit in the bottom of the jar.
>
> Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
> ===========================================================================
> Hardware cloth.
>
>
This was a great solution... at least for now.
I was going to take the hardware cloth and set two layers at a bias.
But then I realized I needed to bind the two.
then it hit me just to use electric motor winding or transformer wire to
add the bias in.
Pics here: http://imgur.com/a/wLzRs#0
Thanks CW, great idea. I think this might work...
On 7/20/2012 11:03 AM, tiredofspam wrote:
> I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and whatever
> else I use to spread glue.
>
> It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom. If I
> keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but hitting the
> stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets so scummy quickly
> that I have to clean them.
Solved the problem my going with two of the new silicone glue brushes,
which don't need much cleaning/rinsing, if any.
AAMOF, the more glue you leave on them overnight, the easier it is to
remove.
Highly recommended.
--
www.eWoodShop.com
Last update: 4/15/2010
KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious)
http://gplus.to/eWoodShop
tiredofspam wrote:
> I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and whatever
> else I use to spread glue.
>
> It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom. If I
> keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but hitting the
> stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets so scummy quickly
> that I have to clean them.
>
> I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom. Preferably
> _like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller that I can cut to
> fit in the bottom of the jar.
>
> Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
>
> Thanks.
>
Get some aluminum screen like you use in screen doors. Cut it
oversize and bend the edges down Another idea is the expanded
aluminum sold for gutter screen.
--
G.W. Ross
It is bad luck to be superstitious.
"-MIKE-" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 7/20/12 2:10 PM, John Grossbohlin wrote:
>> Not really an answer to your question but a different approach. In the
>> past I cleaned my glue brushes but found that buying acid brushes for
>> about $16 / gross and chucking them after use is less aggravating and,
>> from a time is money stand point, cheaper. Rollers clean up quick in
>> the sink...
>>
>> John
>>
>
>
> Maybe not all acid brushes are the same, but I stopped using them
> because I've never been able to finish a glue-up without having to
> remove a bunch on little black hairs from the seems.
I don't have much of a problem with that... an occasional hair yes, bunches
no. I typically give a light tug to check for and remove loose bristles as
needed. I have also been known to take scissors and even up the ends of the
bristles if they aren't close to even and I'm doing "precision gluing."
I've also cut the bristles very short at times when trying to put a little
glue in a hard to reach place.
I bought a lot of them at Woodworkers Warehouse years ago and they were
fine. The last ones I got from Brownell's Gunsmith Supply and they seem fine
too. That said, it would not surprise me at all to find that others shed
badly...
John
On 7/20/2012 1:53 PM, dadiOH wrote:
> tiredofspam wrote:
>> I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and whatever
>> else I use to spread glue.
>>
>> It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom. If I
>> keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but hitting
>> the stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets so scummy
>> quickly that I have to clean them.
>>
>> I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom.
>> Preferably _like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller
>> that I can cut to fit in the bottom of the jar.
>>
>> Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
>
>
> I use an empty, upside down tuna can with holes punched in the bottom. Too
> high tech? :)
>
> It lives in a coffee jar - one of the smaller, red plastic ones - with a lid
> that has some short slashes in a star pattern. Stick the brush handle
> through the star, adjust brush so it hangs, put on lid.
>
>
Too much work :-)... no really, when dealing with a glue up, I just want
to chuck the brush in.. no setting the height or anything.
Simple, quick....
There has to be some small grid type stuff out there.
Punching holes isn't going to solve the sludge issue. I want it to drop,
and I don't see the glue doing that with holes in a can.. still too much
surface area... but might be worth a try... does your can _rust_ in the
bottom of the water????
On 7/20/2012 4:57 PM, Swingman wrote:
> On 7/20/2012 2:48 PM, CW wrote:
>>
>>
>> "tiredofspam" wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and whatever
>> else I use to spread glue.
>>
>> It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom. If I
>> keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but hitting the
>> stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets so scummy quickly
>> that I have to clean them.
>>
>> I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom. Preferably
>> _like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller that I can cut to
>> fit in the bottom of the jar.
>>
>> Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
>> ===========================================================================
>>
>> Hardware cloth.
>
> It would have to be small enough mesh not to allow for the brush
> bristles to fall through.
Yep, and that is fixable.
Just put two screens offset by 45degrees... if the cloth is too big.
I think I have some smaller cloth though...
I'm hoping the galv. will be good enough to prevent a lot of rust except
where cut. I could always paint it too...
But I think the hardware cloth is a great solution..
Just bend down the sides to keep it off the bottom and I'm done...
Pics to follow once I getr done.
>
> OR,
>
> Mount hardware cloth (perhaps to the rim of a large mouth jar) with big
> enough mesh that the brush part and metal shaft would easily fit
> through, and wrap a rubber band around the metal shaft, and high enough
> so it would suspend just the bristles in the water.
>
> Lots of ways to attack the problem ...
>
On 7/20/2012 3:48 PM, CW wrote:
>
>
> "tiredofspam" wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and whatever
> else I use to spread glue.
>
> It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom. If I
> keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but hitting the
> stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets so scummy quickly
> that I have to clean them.
>
> I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom. Preferably
> _like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller that I can cut to
> fit in the bottom of the jar.
>
> Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
> ===========================================================================
> Hardware cloth.
>
>
Damn, that's probably it.
Thanks.
On Sat, 21 Jul 2012 11:53:51 -0400, tiredofspam <nospam.nospam.com>
wrote:
>On 7/21/2012 9:59 AM, tommyboy wrote:
>> On Sat, 21 Jul 2012 00:19:51 -0400, tiredofspam <nospam.nospam.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/20/2012 10:15 PM, tommyboy wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:03:07 -0400, tiredofspam <nospam.nospam.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hey tos, are you a NJ guy?
>>>>
>>> Yep,
>>> Western NJ by PA. off 78
>> Northern NJ, near 208/278 junction.
>>
>278 or 287???
>
>Oakland, Franklin area?
287, yes
On 7/21/2012 9:59 AM, tommyboy wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Jul 2012 00:19:51 -0400, tiredofspam <nospam.nospam.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 7/20/2012 10:15 PM, tommyboy wrote:
>>> On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:03:07 -0400, tiredofspam <nospam.nospam.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey tos, are you a NJ guy?
>>>
>> Yep,
>> Western NJ by PA. off 78
> Northern NJ, near 208/278 junction.
>
278 or 287???
Oakland, Franklin area?
On 7/20/2012 9:03 AM, tiredofspam wrote:
> I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and whatever
> else I use to spread glue.
>
> It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom. If I
> keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but hitting the
> stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets so scummy quickly
> that I have to clean them.
>
> I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom. Preferably
> _like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller that I can cut to
> fit in the bottom of the jar.
>
> Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
>
> Thanks.
you can get those grids cheap at the borg. if they have one in the trash
you only need a few square inches of one, and you can probably get it free.
tiredofspam wrote:
> I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and whatever
> else I use to spread glue.
>
> It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom. If I
> keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but hitting
> the stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets so scummy
> quickly that I have to clean them.
>
> I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom.
> Preferably _like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller
> that I can cut to fit in the bottom of the jar.
>
> Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
I use an empty, upside down tuna can with holes punched in the bottom. Too
high tech? :)
It lives in a coffee jar - one of the smaller, red plastic ones - with a lid
that has some short slashes in a star pattern. Stick the brush handle
through the star, adjust brush so it hangs, put on lid.
--
dadiOH
____________________________
Winters getting colder? Tired of the rat race?
Maybe just ready for a change? Check it out...
http://www.floridaloghouse.net
On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:03:07 -0400, tiredofspam wrote:
> I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom. Preferably
> _like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller that I can cut to
> fit in the bottom of the jar.
>
> Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
How about the mesh from a kitchen strainer? Dime a dozen at garage sales.
--
Intelligence is an experiment that failed - G. B. Shaw
On 7/20/12 2:10 PM, John Grossbohlin wrote:
> Not really an answer to your question but a different approach. In the
> past I cleaned my glue brushes but found that buying acid brushes for
> about $16 / gross and chucking them after use is less aggravating and,
> from a time is money stand point, cheaper. Rollers clean up quick in
> the sink...
>
> John
>
Maybe not all acid brushes are the same, but I stopped using them
because I've never been able to finish a glue-up without having to
remove a bunch on little black hairs from the seems.
--
-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
http://mikedrums.com
[email protected]
---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply
On 7/20/12 2:49 PM, Leon wrote:
> On 7/20/2012 2:33 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
>> On 7/20/12 2:10 PM, John Grossbohlin wrote:
>> Maybe not all acid brushes are the same, but I stopped using them
>> because I've never been able to finish a glue-up without having to
>> remove a bunch on little black hairs from the seems.
>>
>>
>
> Apparently not all are the same. ;~) I see maybe one or two hairs
> during the life of my brushes. I don't blame you at all for not using.
I need to find some good ones, because I do like using them, especially
because they are disposable.
--
-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
http://mikedrums.com
[email protected]
---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply
On 7/20/12 6:08 PM, Swingman wrote:
> On 7/20/2012 4:22 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
>
>> I need to find some good ones, because I do like using them, especially
>> because they are disposable.
>
>
> Used to get the acid brushes from Peachtree, back when the woodworking
> shows were in vogue around here. The last few years I just pick them up
> at Rockler and have not had any shedding problems, and I do go through a
> bunch of them.
>
> Agreed, even though I like the silicone glue brush concept, the
> disposable acid brushes are hard to beat for many glue-up, particularly
> on smaller parts.
>
> I extend their life by simply putting them in plastic glass half full of
> water after use, good for around a week on so. When the metal starts
> rusting, or the water dries up, both go in the trash and it's on to the
> next.
>
I bet you sharpen your toothpicks to use again, huh? :-p
--
-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
http://mikedrums.com
[email protected]
---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply
tiredofspam wrote:
> On 7/20/2012 1:53 PM, dadiOH wrote:
>> tiredofspam wrote:
>>> I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and
>>> whatever else I use to spread glue.
>>>
>>> It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom.
>>> If I keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but
>>> hitting the stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets
>>> so scummy quickly that I have to clean them.
>>>
>>> I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom.
>>> Preferably _like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller
>>> that I can cut to fit in the bottom of the jar.
>>>
>>> Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
>>
>>
>> I use an empty, upside down tuna can with holes punched in the
>> bottom. Too high tech? :)
>>
>> It lives in a coffee jar - one of the smaller, red plastic ones -
>> with a lid that has some short slashes in a star pattern. Stick the
>> brush handle through the star, adjust brush so it hangs, put on lid.
>>
>>
>
> Too much work :-)... no really, when dealing with a glue up, I just
> want to chuck the brush in.. no setting the height or anything.
>
> Simple, quick....
>
> There has to be some small grid type stuff out there.
>
> Punching holes isn't going to solve the sludge issue. I want it to
> drop, and I don't see the glue doing that with holes in a can.. still
> too much surface area... but might be worth a try... does your can
> _rust_ in the bottom of the water????
No, it doesn't rust. Actually, for glue, I just put some water in the sink
and toss the brush in (it floats). If I used a brush, that is; usually I
just dribble on a sine wave of glue, put one piece on the other, slide a bit
and clamp.
The tuna can works well for paint too. The paint oozes out of the brush and
does drop through the holes in the tuna can. I use the same thing with
paint & lacquer thinners.
--
dadiOH
____________________________
Winters getting colder? Tired of the rat race?
Maybe just ready for a change? Check it out...
http://www.floridaloghouse.net
"tiredofspam" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and whatever
else I use to spread glue.
It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom. If I
keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but hitting the
stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets so scummy quickly
that I have to clean them.
I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom. Preferably
_like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller that I can cut to
fit in the bottom of the jar.
Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
===========================================================================
Hardware cloth.
"tiredofspam" <nospam.nospam.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and whatever else
>I use to spread glue.
>
> It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom. If I
> keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but hitting the
> stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets so scummy quickly
> that I have to clean them.
>
> I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom. Preferably
> _like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller that I can cut to
> fit in the bottom of the jar.
>
> Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
Not really an answer to your question but a different approach. In the past
I cleaned my glue brushes but found that buying acid brushes for about $16 /
gross and chucking them after use is less aggravating and, from a time is
money stand point, cheaper. Rollers clean up quick in the sink...
John
On 7/20/2012 12:14 PM, chaniarts wrote:
> On 7/20/2012 9:03 AM, tiredofspam wrote:
>> I have a jar that I use to clean my brushes, glue rollers and whatever
>> else I use to spread glue.
>>
>> It's filled with water and gets pretty slimy/gunky at the bottom. If I
>> keep the stuff off the bottom it won't require anything but hitting the
>> stuff with an air gun to dry and then re-use. It gets so scummy quickly
>> that I have to clean them.
>>
>> I am looking for something that keeps things off the bottom. Preferably
>> _like_ a grid from a flour. light box only way smaller that I can cut to
>> fit in the bottom of the jar.
>>
>> Anyone got any ideas what I am looking for...
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> you can get those grids cheap at the borg. if they have one in the trash
> you only need a few square inches of one, and you can probably get it free.
What grids? The ones from the lights are too big.. The squares would
just let the brushes through. I need smaller squares....