John
That's interesting. I don't know if you remember my query to the group a year or so ago when I was trying to learn how to build light structures for 35 cm.
Jim R. said he used glue thin enough to wick around the end of ribs for rib to spar joints and then added a little more on the bottom after the outline was finished.
I don't think I've ever actually achieved wicking that way and usually have to put glue in the joint. I guess more acetone is the answer!
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John Kagan <john_kagan_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>Here's how I decide if I need to thin the glue, thicken it, or if it is just right:
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>- 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
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>- If the glue makes a string when I pull it away after making a bead, then it is not thin enough
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>Anything in between is A-OK for me.
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>p.s. I use Ambroid, but I'm sure Duco is fine too.
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>--- 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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