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Warning: My apprentice used the wrong glue for a walnut face frame last Thursday.
It was a slow-set epoxy on a 90-degree day, and the whole thing slid apart before I caught it. Anyone have a go-to adhesive for high-humidity assembly work?
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adam4141d ago
Oh man, I swore by epoxy for everything! Ray's right about poly glue, that foam really locks it in when the air's thick.
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ray6131d ago
Honestly, that slow-set epoxy on a hot day is brutal, I've been there. Tbh, for high humidity, I just switched to a good polyurethane glue like Gorilla Glue. It actually needs moisture to cure, so it works better when it's sticky out. You gotta clamp it tight, but it foams a bit to fill gaps and holds like crazy. Just remember to put down some wax paper or something because the foam squeeze-out is a real pain to clean up.
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ivan_price31d ago
Wow, I always figured epoxy was the strongest option, period. I had a real bad time with a table leg repair last summer, it just wouldn't set right in the muggy heat. Reading this makes total sense now. That foam action to fill gaps is a clever fix for when things aren't perfectly aligned. I'm definitely trying the poly glue next time.
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