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Re: West System question
Imran Never a need for sorry with me, You all don't even have a clue how much I learn from you guys from this group. And that is why I share my stupid ideas, as one of you will set me straight. Glen Alpine Moulding and Millwork Inc. Mail: ?? P.O. Box 257 ?????????? Avery, CA. 95224 Shop: 441 Pennsylvania Gulch Road ????????? Murphys, CA. 95247 ????????? 650-678-3137 LIC # 707507 On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 8:01 PM imranindiana via <imranindiana=[email protected]> wrote:
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On Mar 17, 2021, at 11:02 PM, Jason Holtz <jholtzy@...> wrote:
? I'd check with the DAP people in regards to structural use, but I would imagine it's okay for that purpose. I can buy it at Ace hardware too which is nice.
Jason Holtz J. Holtz Furniture 3307 Snelling Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55406 612.432.2765 -- Jason J. Holtz Furniture 3307 Snelling Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55406 |
Re: West System question
I'd check with the DAP people in regards to structural use, but I would imagine it's okay for that purpose. I can buy it at Ace hardware too which is nice.
Jason Holtz J. Holtz Furniture 3307 Snelling Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55406 612.432.2765 -- Jason J. Holtz Furniture 3307 Snelling Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55406 |
Re: West System question
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýGlen, Sorry, I thought you were starting on the 20¡¯ long DF project. You probably do not want to see reddish brown glue lines on that. Imran? On Mar 17, 2021, at 10:56 PM, Glen Christensen <grchris1966@...> wrote:
? Mark and everyone, Thank you for all the feedback, To clarify I am making three curved ribs that are going to raters for my shop overhand at the door. The seat cut to seat cut 8 ft with a rise of 14 inches, to me a very easy bend. The net finish is to be 2.5"x 7" give or take. one of my suppliers has 1/2"' x 3-1/4 clear pine sized in stock so I can skip the planing process and at my cost of About 100 per beam, to spend a couple of hundred more to do a glue test between West and Plastic resin or resorcinol is worth it just see what's better. Glen Alpine Moulding and Millwork Inc. Mail: ?? P.O. Box 257 ?????????? Avery, CA. 95224 Shop: 441 Pennsylvania Gulch Road ????????? Murphys, CA. 95247 ????????? 650-678-3137 LIC # 707507 On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 10:46 AM Mark Kessler <mkessler10@...> wrote:
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Re: West System question
Mark and everyone, Thank you for all the feedback, To clarify I am making three curved ribs that are going to raters for my shop overhand at the door. The seat cut to seat cut 8 ft with a rise of 14 inches, to me a very easy bend. The net finish is to be 2.5"x 7" give or take. one of my suppliers has 1/2"' x 3-1/4 clear pine sized in stock so I can skip the planing process and at my cost of About 100 per beam, to spend a couple of hundred more to do a glue test between West and Plastic resin or resorcinol is worth it just see what's better. Glen Alpine Moulding and Millwork Inc. Mail: ?? P.O. Box 257 ?????????? Avery, CA. 95224 Shop: 441 Pennsylvania Gulch Road ????????? Murphys, CA. 95247 ????????? 650-678-3137 LIC # 707507 On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 10:46 AM Mark Kessler <mkessler10@...> wrote:
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Re: West System question
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýFyi, plastic resin glue also off gases formaldehyde ?once mixed and while curing so ventilate as wellRegards, Mark On Mar 17, 2021, at 10:23 PM, Jeff <onehpbmw@...> wrote:
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Re: West System question
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýJason, I am just curious. Is wood plastic resin appropriate for a structural lamination, which IIRC, is Glen¡¯s application. Since you said glass hard, would it be okay with movement? Imran? On Mar 17, 2021, at 8:44 AM, Jason Holtz <jholtzy@...> wrote:
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Contact West Systems support. They are excellent. They know their products well and are great problem solvers.? Weldwood plastic resin glue is my go to for bent laminations. It's a powder, the catalyst is activated with water. It has a long open time, rolls easily with a foam roller. I clamp 24 hours. It cures glass hard with very minimal spring back. Jason Jason Holtz J. Holtz Furniture 3307 Snelling Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55406 612.432.2765 -- Jason J. Holtz Furniture 3307 Snelling Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55406 |
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Mark, I assume that is different from plastic resin, and maybe what my dad used. I thought he mixed with water but now I am not sure. I do remember it being kinda reddish. The only thing I do know is the older I get the more confused I get Glen Alpine Moulding and Millwork Inc. Mail: ?? P.O. Box 257 ?????????? Avery, CA. 95224 Shop: 441 Pennsylvania Gulch Road ????????? Murphys, CA. 95247 ????????? 650-678-3137 LIC # 707507 On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 9:50 AM Mark Koury <mhkoury@...> wrote:
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Re: West System question
Jonathan, Thank you, I have the basic 105 and all the different hardeners. I am going to just give it a try as a test, but going to use the plastic resin. Or better I am going to glue a set up in each and have a bit of fun with a compression/ break test. I will share which was better. Got to ask Is that boat one that you built? It is beautiful. Glen Alpine Moulding and Millwork Inc. Mail: ?? P.O. Box 257 ?????????? Avery, CA. 95224 Shop: 441 Pennsylvania Gulch Road ????????? Murphys, CA. 95247 ????????? 650-678-3137 LIC # 707507 On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 8:29 AM Jonathan Smith <jonathan.smith@...> wrote:
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Re: West System question
Agree RE plastic resin glue.? Please use a respirator when mixing until it's liquefied.? It can cause severe toxicity if inhaled. On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 10:19 PM Glen Christensen <grchris1966@...> wrote:
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Re: West System question
Thanks Jason, I will do that but you just solved my problem, That is exactly what I remember, A brown powder that he mixed and I was paint boy. No foam rollers back in those days. He was making boat ribs at the time I will call my hardwood supplier, they must have it. Glen Alpine Moulding and Millwork Inc. Mail: ?? P.O. Box 257 ?????????? Avery, CA. 95224 Shop: 441 Pennsylvania Gulch Road ????????? Murphys, CA. 95247 ????????? 650-678-3137 LIC # 707507 On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 5:44 AM Jason Holtz <jholtzy@...> wrote:
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Re: West System question
Imran, Thank you I am consulting with the pro's, you guys. I remember doing this as a kid with my day and don't remember what glue we used, but he knew. I did not even think about the soak up issue vs time. I really think I need to figure out what glue my dad used and just go that route, however I am intrigued to just try this with the West and see what happens Glen Alpine Moulding and Millwork Inc. Mail: ?? P.O. Box 257 ?????????? Avery, CA. 95224 Shop: 441 Pennsylvania Gulch Road ????????? Murphys, CA. 95247 ????????? 650-678-3137 LIC # 707507 On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 9:07 PM imranindiana via <imranindiana=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: The Log Mantle Project
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýMark, I think that would have been easier but then I will have to go back to house and cook or do dishes or something less fun ? Imran On Mar 17, 2021, at 1:06 PM, mark thomas <murkyd@...> wrote:
?Unless I'm not understanding the job, I'd use a handheld circular saw, guided by a clamped or screwed board to make perfectly straight cut.? Cut both sides, then a handsaw to cut the inch or so left in the middle.? This would take a fraction of the time of it takes to make jigs, reconfigure the saw, lug the timber around.? ?
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Re: West System question
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýThe resorcinol glues today are of a much lower formaldehyde content then in the past, still a likely a concern but not sure if it¡¯s any worse then the others chemicals you would be exposed to in a woodshop.?I have used it a little over the years for where I needed a hard glue line - bent laminations, burl veneers but I have also used yellow quite a bit with success. Would still recommend urea for a bent lami, however have used yellow and just added a little extra bend to account for the spring back which works if you are designing your own pieces but may not if you are working to an architects specs. I have some walnut burl tables and a Humidor that I pressed with yellow about 25yrs ago and they are still good. I also worked n a corporate/custom shop where we built 100k + boardroom tables and don¡¯t remember using anything special.? With that said, today i would use slowset tightbond at a min on flat panels, it sets up pretty hard for a pva, no special mixing and I already have some, next would be unibond 1 which is an even harder pva and lastly urea (although I may use urea anyways as I am getting more paranoid in my older age).? And i would never use epoxy unless it was a boat...? Regards, Mark On Mar 17, 2021, at 1:22 PM, Brett Wissel <Brettwissel@...> wrote:
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Re: West System question
I have heard reference?to resorcinol in my circles mostly about the "old days" before epoxy and plastic resins became easier to work with coupled with fears of the dangers of formaldehyde. But they weren't building critical marine components or operating on government contracts either. Younger guys than me will probably never even hear of it as they are so inundated with epoxy EpOxY? !!!!EPOXY!!! marketing and social media nowadays! Being able to use a just-add-water powder like the plastic resins sure makes it easy to prep a batch to use and clean up too. On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 11:50 AM Mark Koury <mhkoury@...> wrote:
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Re: The Log Mantle Project
Unless I'm not understanding the job, I'd use a handheld circular saw, guided by a clamped or screwed board to make perfectly straight cut.? Cut both sides, then a handsaw to cut the inch or so left in the middle.? This would take a fraction of the time of it takes to make jigs, reconfigure the saw, lug the timber around.? ?
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Re: West System question
Mark Koury
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýDoes anyone use?resorcinol glue? For years this was the only Gov. approved glue for outdoor structural wood members. This has good shelf life - 2 part, powder and hardener. It has a long open time, unless you are working on a very hot day. (Open time is temp dependent, will not set up on a very cold day) The result is waterproof and not degraded by UV light like epoxy. It dries rigid with minimal creep. Brand is DAP. Ideal glue for exterior laminations. Glue line is darkish red.Mark
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Re: The Log Mantle Project
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Thanks for excellent ideas. I need to process these and get back. Imran On Mar 17, 2021, at 9:04 AM, Jonathan Martens <jonathan@...> wrote:
?On 17/03/2021 01:46, imranindiana via groups.io wrote: I would love to hear if there is a way to joint such big material and any other technique I could have used.Using a band saw with extension tables? Option 1: Lengthwise half of your mantle piece using band saw, miter at table saw and re-assemble: Cut the log lengthwise in half would, with the reference face on the band saw table would have given you enough depth of cut to reference your flat face and cut the miter. After that use domino or other doweling option to realign and glue both halves back together, referencing the flat face again. You might see it a little, but the thin kerf of a band saw blade should not show to much on a live edge IMHO. To make sure you cut nice and straight fix the reference face with screws to a board with a straight edge roughly where you want to cut. Build a simple guide like show here (), but make sure it lies flat on the table instead of suspended and that the make due guide is at the bottom with reference side facing down. This should guide your cut to be fairly straight. Make sure to feed slowly and use a blade with low tpi. Option 2a Band saw miter cut with guidance jig and auxiliary guide at fence: Make a jig with a base that has the two mitered angles at either short side, effectively making a trapeze like shape (some quick 'quick and dirtyascii art' to hopefully illustrate what I mean /____\ ). Attach a fence along the largest side of the base plate at 90 degrees. Fix the reference face against the fence of your jig, using screws (preferably), or clamps. Feed the jig with mantle piece through your band saw making sure that the 45 degree edge of the base plate of your jig rides the bar against the fence Option 2b Band saw miter cut with guidance jig and t-slot runner: Don't use the fence and the temporary guide attached to it, but make a runner at the bottom of the jig that rides the t-slot in your band saw table, make one for 45 positive and one for 45 negative angle. Note: If weight or size is an issue you might consider to first cut of a piece just a little larger than needed for the mitered angle and use a domino or other doweling option to realign and glue together all pieces (some more 'quick and dirty ascii art' to hopefully illustrate what I mean /__ | + |___| + |__\ ) Option 3: Make some else do it for you as your neighbor did ;-) Kind regards, Jonathan |
Re: Felder Universal Diamond saw blade, does anyone have or used one.
I've used one at classes I took.? When I came back for more classes, it had been exchanged for a regular blade.? I'm not sure whether the diamond suffered a mishap or is being saved for something special--it does leave a nicer finish off the saw.? As a hobbyist, I'm not convinced that a few minutes more of sanding an edge is worth the price. On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 11:11 AM David Kumm <davekumm@...> wrote:
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Re: Felder Universal Diamond saw blade, does anyone have or used one.
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýFrench River Springs has a youtube video review of this blade that I came across recently. He runs through a number of materials and cuts. I don't believe knots were specifically addressed but it sounds like the thread hasn't had issues.Josh Twyman
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