need help with a bad glue up

tjclem · #1 02-22-2006, 06:52 AM

I have a 1/8" top on a 1-1/2" Hard Ash base the glue used is tightbond 1 A few places along the edge it didn't glue flat to the Ash. I have heard about using heat. Is that correct? I do have a heat gun. Do I just heat the areas up where the top isn't joined then clamp again or?

Thanks

tjclem · #2 02-22-2006, 06:20 PM

nobody?

slugworth · #3 02-22-2006, 06:22 PM

Maybe try an clothes iron on low heat with a little steam..

wilser · #4 02-22-2006, 06:28 PM

I've had this problem before. Steam is what you use. I used steam and an old table knife to remove the top. I've also removed edge glueups this way. For steam I use one of those household things to remove wrinkles from clothing. Conair makes the one I use. If you're gonna use a clothes iron, please use a wet rag between it and your wood. And keep the rag wet!

tjclem · #5 02-22-2006, 06:30 PM

Thanks. Can I just steam it a bit then re-clamp?

tjclem · #6 02-25-2006, 06:54 AM

this is what you used?

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=4360372

wilser · #7 02-25-2006, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjclem

this is what you used?

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=4360372

yes, that's what I used. Results not guaranteed, but it worked great for me.

tjclem · #8 02-25-2006, 07:02 AM

Thanks. So you removed it? Do you think I can soften it and re-clamp?