Ray Ostrow
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I've been using CA glue for a while. Someone told me about using two part epoxy for gluing the brass tubes into the wood. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
I have only ever used thick CA. Most issues are operator error. I have had a few glue failures, but I'm pretty happy with it overall.
I have only ever used thick CA. Most issues are operator error. I have had a few glue failures, but I'm pretty happy with it overall.
Heretic!
I have only ever used thick CA. Most issues are operator error. I have had a few glue failures, but I'm pretty happy with it overall.
Heretic!
:biggrin:
I'm in with the CA crowd (one). Guess I'm a bit impatient. I usually only get a couple or three hours in the shop on the weekend. So, I don't have the luxury of waiting for epoxy to set. But, then again, it works for me, I don't have any failure rate that I can attribute to CA. Mostly operator error. Setting too fast is caused by old CA, I've only had that happen, maybe once or twice.
I have only ever used thick CA. Most issues are operator error. I have had a few glue failures, but I'm pretty happy with it overall.
Heretic!
:biggrin:
I'm in with the CA crowd (one). Guess I'm a bit impatient. I usually only get a couple or three hours in the shop on the weekend. So, I don't have the luxury of waiting for epoxy to set. But, then again, it works for me, I don't have any failure rate that I can attribute to CA. Mostly operator error. Setting too fast is caused by old CA, I've only had that happen, maybe once or twice.
Personally I think two part epoxy is a much better option. Early on I used Thick CA to glue tubes in. It would sometimes setup before I could get the tube positioned where I wanted it. I also had issues with the heat generated by turning losening the tubes.
Epoxy gives you longer working time but still sets up plenty fast so you can get right to turning. my $.02
I guess that I only thought that I was conscientious.It would appear that the conscientious is Epoxy.... I prefer 20 min epoxy.
I've been using CA glue for a while. Someone told me about using two part epoxy for gluing the brass tubes into the wood. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Amen Smitty!!! CA is a great product and great for a lot of uses, but IMHO I am in the epoxy camp. I am very stubborn and went into the epoxy camp with splinters under my fingernails from the door jam! But now that I am there, I really like it. I will not say I will never use CA for gluing tubes ever again, but for now I am happy with epoxy.
I discovered about a year ago a couple of things. I drill all my blanks on the lathe and I was going too quick, and not getting a good clean inside to the hole. I would reverse paint it, and when I inserted the tube with CA it would make "tracks"... further if I was not going to reverse paint it I have taken it right out of the chuck and glue in the tube with CA....Guess what...CA is effected in it's setup time by heat...as you know ther is plenty of heat inside a tube after drilling and I had tubes set up half way in, several times.
So now, I use a rat tail file after drilling the hole nice and smooth inside, reverse paint twice, and put the tubes in with epoxy. Further, the epoxy seems like it has a lubricant to it, so they go in easy. I use plumbers putty to plug both ends and roll the tube in the epoxy to get good coverage....the down side is your hands get really messy and I don't think gloves help the situation. I do 5 to 10 pens at once and clean my hands with acetone, and I don't live with CA on my fingers all the time.
I am not saying this is the best or the only way, just my way, that I came up with by listening to some of the great penmakers on this site. I have just found the faster I go, the more problems I have.