What glue to use ?
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No such thing as a 'best glu'e , there are hundreds on adhesives for hundreds of situations, depends what you want to glue.
Wood 
Jokes aside, i used to at a place and time when animal glue was common and it was the best. Nowadays animal glue is stupidly expensive... And i'm returning to woodworking after a long time, hence the question - whats the best glue. In general sense. I do understand that there are different applications of glue fastening, but i'm just looking at general trends here...
Jokes aside, i used to at a place and time when animal glue was common and it was the best. Nowadays animal glue is stupidly expensive... And i'm returning to woodworking after a long time, hence the question - whats the best glue. In general sense. I do understand that there are different applications of glue fastening, but i'm just looking at general trends here...
D4 glue for general although its around 8-10 months it goes off
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/D4+Wood+Glue/p61864
or pu foaming glue great for gap filling but will skin up quite quickly [a few weeks]
so needs to be "opened again" but a brilliant glue
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Adh...ood+Adhesive+750g+5+Minute/d180/sd3198/p93568
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/D4+Wood+Glue/p61864
or pu foaming glue great for gap filling but will skin up quite quickly [a few weeks]
so needs to be "opened again" but a brilliant glue
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Adh...ood+Adhesive+750g+5+Minute/d180/sd3198/p93568
I'm seeing a lot of people using plain simple PVA (white/yellow) for lamination of wood. Somehow i associalte PVA with school projects, not serious woodwork (but what do i know after so many years)...
Should i just get a tub full of white pva then ?
Should i just get a tub full of white pva then ?
Everbuild D4 PVA for general everyday use
You have rather a large range of glues as well as fastening systems these days to choose from and as such some work better than others depending on the project.
You have rather a large range of glues as well as fastening systems these days to choose from and as such some work better than others depending on the project.
How many years do you have under your belt? The guy in the following clip has 50 years experience at the bench.,.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER1k4Pcyn0M
There are some polyurethane glues that are of similar ilk to ex-foam, but come in a cartridge and are as sticky as sticky stuff. They do foam slightly and require clamping
But boy, do they grab!
But boy, do they grab!
yep any of the gorilla type glues hold,wet 1 side glue tuther,never get it apart.
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