ORIGINAL: ciscovet
Hi everyone, I was looking at the diffrent types of titebond (II,III,others) and was wondering about their set times. If you go to the website and read the product info, they all have about the same set and dry time. Is this right? I think im going to use the titebond trim and mould on the build instead of CA. I rather take my time and not rush anything and I would feel more comfortable with slower curing. Sorry that i'm rabling but I am so worried about having to unglue somehing because I did not get it lined up correctly first. So I rather take my time lining things up correctly. Thanks for the other tips guys. I'm going to try to make some kind of build log so you guys will be in the middle helping me along with the build.
ONe more thing, I heard of people tack gluing. I understand the concept but how do you do it?
I think the numbers after the word Titebond is marketing. I used Original Titebond, then it was Titebond II (new and improved!)... is it up to III now? Just buy the bottle of "yellow glue" and go for it. You could even go to Home Depot and pick up aliphatic glue and it's the same stuff without the brand name. Elmer's sells aliphatic, too!
I tack glue like this. Put the aliphatic glue bead on the piece of wood then leave a small gap in the bead for CA glue. Put the pieces together and drip a little CA where the gap is. If you have a gap where the two join, thin CA won't work so make sure the pieces are tight. If you have any voids between the two pieces of wood, use thick or medium CA. I do this when I don't want to use pins.
If you mean tack gluing to temporarily hold two pieces together for sanding, just put small drops of medium CA on the outside edge of one surface and press the two together. Let it cure, then sand. When done sanding, use an exacto blade to carefully slide in between the pieces and break the CA loose and take the two pieces apart. How far in on the edge to place the glue dots depends on how much balsa you plan to remove. If a lot, it makes no sense to have the dots near the edge as you'll sand the tack away and the piece will fall apart in your hands. So, just think it through first.
Don