Well I tried my first glue up with oily glue. The lower blank blew apart because of a catch , however, I'm not ready to call it a failure. I wanted to try something that is always a little difficult, so I included a lot of aluminum. I cut the blanks a little long so I could sand them back to size, which I did. Very aggressively, I might add, to the point they were too hot to touch. The glue held. I drilled them also very aggressively, 1/2 inch at a time, never cooled the bit off, that went fine too. I made the end caps end grain, on purpose, just to add to the difficulty. The top turned fine and I went at it like a madman. Still held together. The lower blank, blew apart because of a catch. So even though this one blew apart, I'm not calling it a failure. It should have failed long before it did. This glue is about the consistency of medium CA, smells not quite as strong as regular CA, doesn't burn if you get it on your skin. I should also tell you this was only glued up an hour before I turned it. I believe if I would have taken all the normal precautions these blanks would have made it all the way through. You can see in the upper barrel, I didn't get a straight hole. Also, if I could find the missing piece, I could probably glue this back together.
Oily Glue Failure??
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Todd in PA
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This shows real promise. Thanks for testing and reporting.
jttheclockman
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Is there an activator that goes with it also like other CA?? Also are you going to try it as a finish??
donstephan
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I'll bite, what is oily glue?