Re: Glue dilution

From: John Kagan <john_kagan_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 08:03:24 -0000

Here's how I decide if I need to thin the glue, thicken it, or if it is just right:

- If the glue won't make a bead on the end of a rib, for example, and instead just soaks into the wood or wicks arounds the sides, then I know I need to make it thicker

- If the glue makes a string when I pull it away after making a bead, then it is not thin enough

Anything in between is A-OK for me.

p.s. I use Ambroid, but I'm sure Duco is fine too.

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Dwight Brown <freepistol@...> wrote:
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> I'm kinda doing this on my own, so I expect to make lots of mistakes! I have both Duco and Ambroid and of course Acetone. Is there anything to choose from between Ambroid or Duco? Would I be far off to just mix either one of them 50/50 with acetone? I'm sorry to be so slow. I really wanted to grow up to be a violin maker - oh well.
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> Dwight
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