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I finally learned why my glue joints kept failing on Baltic birch
Honestly I thought my clamping was solid for 8 years, but last month I built a full kitchen in Austin and two drawer boxes split right at the joint. Turns out my shop sat at 55 degrees and I was using Titebond III, which needs at least 60 to cure right. I grabbed a cheap space heater from Home Depot for $40 and now every joint holds like concrete. Has anyone else dealt with cold shop temps messing with their adhesive, or am I the only one who skipped that part of the label?
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jason_knight16d ago
Man, that's a rough way to learn it. I did the same thing with some oak shelves in my garage workshop one winter. Read the bottle, saw the 60 degree thing, but figured "close enough" because the shop felt fine to me. Spent a whole weekend on those, and two joints let go a week later. That cold weather sneak attack is real, especially with PVA glues. Glad the heater fixed it for you, that's the kind of cheap fix that saves a whole project.
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