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What temperature should I heat hide glue?
about 145°
Using hide glue is easy, once you’ve figured out a way to heat it to about 145° and keep it there reliably.
How do you mix hide glue?
The recommended mix for this grade of glue is: 1-1/2 parts very cold, clean water to 1 part glue by weight. To minimize possible lumping and to ensure speedy preparation, add the dry glue slowly to the water while stirring. Allow the mixture to soak for several hours (minimum 2 hrs.)
What is the open time of hide glue?
In addition to working at room temperature, the additives result in a glue that has an extraordinarily long open time (up to 30 minutes) as well as a shelf life of months versus days. However, the removal of the ability to gel makes liquid hide glue unsuitable for hammer veneering or doing rub joints.
How thick should hide glue be?
The medium thickness hide glue should feel oily between your fingers. The thin hide glue used for glue sizing should almost be the consistency of milk. Make sure the glue is about 70C when testing for thickness.
How do you soften hide glue?
If it’s yellow or white glue, soaking in white vinegar for a while softens it up pretty quickly. If it is hide glue, then a little warm water will do the trick.
How long does it take for titebond to hide glue?
For Titebond Polyurethane Glue, we recommend clamping for at least forty-five minutes. The glue is completely cured within 6 hours.
How long should hide glue be clamped?
As long as you close the joint within say 10-15 seconds then you’ve got plenty of time to apply clamping pressure. For braces I usually plan my work so that they will be clamped overnight, but in all reality they could have the clamps / go-bars off in an hour easy. I’ve even shaped braces within a couple of hours.
Can you soften hard glue?
If it’s yellow or white glue, soaking in white vinegar for a while softens it up pretty quickly. If it is hide glue, then a little warm water will do the trick. If it’s a polyurethane based glue like “Gorilla” glue, then nothing will soften it.
Which is better hot hide glue or liquid hide glue?
It is not water resistant. In fact if it gets wet, the glue may reactivate and potentially let loose a joint. If you are using a hot hide glue (the kind you have to melt) you may find it very smelly. Liquid hide glues do not smell very strong at all, so they’re easier to be around.
Can you use hide glue in a hot pot?
And even though Old Brown liquid hide glue technically does not need to sit in a hot pot to activate it, you still may find it difficult to work with in a cold wood shop. It helps to have the glue warmed up a bit to help it flow better. But this is easily achieved by placing the bottle in a bowl or large cup of hot tap water.
What kind of glue do you use to glue wood?
Old-fashion Hide Glue is one of the oldest kinds of adhesives on the planet, but even in this age of snazzy high-tech super glues it remains a highly useful, sometimes indispensable addition to the woodworker’s arsenal of stickums. The more you know about hide glue, the better—up to a point.
When to use hide glue instead of PVA glue?
Any kind of joint that fits tight and would be hard to clamp together if/when the wood swells using PVA glue, then hide glue may be the ticket. If there are inside corners in your glue joints, which will have squeeze out that’s very difficult to remove, hide glue can be helpful.