glue roller vs brush on

1/15/07, 5:26 PM #1

SanMan
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glue roller vs brush on

SanMan

>I splurged the other day and got me a glue bottle roller thingy. I also used another bottle w/ the flattened attachment for applying glue to the biscuit slots.

Seems like I spent more time cleaning up them damn things than I did using them.

The squeezed out glue was much less I guess and easier to clean up...but....Am I missing something? Any tricks to using these? I just soaked em in water for a bit afterwards (since their all plastic/rubber) and cleaned em up.

I'm not sure its all that at this point.

ps.....I've still got my acid brushes as backup.

SM

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1/15/07, 5:49 PM #2

Clint Searl, at the base of Haycock Mtn
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Clint Searl, at the base of Haycock Mtn

>I know of no other profession/vocation/job/avocation/hobby/pastime that invites more marginally uesful to completely ulesess gizmoos and gadgets than woodworking. A glue roller is in that category.

Clint

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1/15/07, 7:34 PM #3

David Hay @ Denver
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David Hay @ Denver

>I have a glue roller as well...and I've stopped using it for the vary reasons you cite. When I want to do edge gluing, or spread glue on a wide surface, I just pour some glue on and then squeege with a scrap stick.

I can see how the biscuit slot attachment might be useful...if you were gluing a lot of biscuits. But for one or two, it's probably easier to just use a brush or stick to spread the glue around.

David

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1/15/07, 8:00 PM #4

Michael Wangler in icy Rochester, NY
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Michael Wangler in icy Rochester, NY

>The only time I use the roller spreader is when I am make cutting boards (which I usually make atleast 3 at a time). Other than that I use small brushes or the fake credit cards.

A buddy who runs a mill shop uses a 3" paint roller and a small stainless mini paint tray. You can spread a good amount of glue quickly, but you better be gluing up many pieces to justify the cleanup.

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1/15/07, 11:01 PM #5

Barry Irby
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Barry Irby

>I have the biscuit one and recently spent about an hour cleaning it after it dried out with glue in the slot. I actually soaked it over night, but I think it is pretty much useless unless I'm doing a LOT if biscuits.

I did use small paint rollers for spreading Gorilla glue on some arches I was laminating. Fourteen redwood strips two inches wide and eight feet long. Rolled one side with water, flipped them and rolled the other side with glue. Worked great, but it was becasue there were som amny and I ahd to move on to stay ahead of the "open time." Threw the glue roller away after each arch. (There ere eight of them.

Most of the time I use a scrap stick. Another thing that works well is a cheap polyethelene plastic spreader or wall paper squeege. Its so slick yellow glue won't stick to it. Just let the glue dry, flex it and pop it off. Good to go.

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