On Jan 29, 11:44*am, N8N wrote:
On Jan 29, 12:32*pm, Red Green wrote:





Joe wrote :

On Jan 29, 10:10 am, N8N wrote:
Hi all,

I just bought a used desk off Craigslist, appears to not be factory
made but a scratch built thing. *It was advertised as "solid wood"
however I found it to actually have furniture grade plywood facings.
Not complaining mind you, as I bought it anyway - looks rather nice
and it's quite heavy and sturdy. *There is one issue with the desk and
that is where one of the little veneer bands is glued to the edge of
the plywood, it's coming loose in the middle of the panel. *I didn't
even notice until I got it home and moved indoors, so it's obviously
not a major problem, but I don't want to catch it and rip it off.
What's the best glue for this kind of repair? *Regular wood glue, or
contact cement, or other?

nate

Elmer's or Titebond II should work well. Work out your clamping system
first so that everything will be nice and snug while the glue sets up..
Application into the delaminated portion will be tricky...a large
hypodermic needle would be ideal, but some plastic squeeze bottles
could work.

Joe

a large hypodermic needle

I've use these for many different things. Walmart has marinade injectors
that work fine. Cut the end off so the fluid comes out of the end vs the
side...unless that's what you want for your case. *

As said, clamping (not just some books on it) is important.

http://www.walmart.com/search/search...raint=0&ic=48_...

clamping is not possible unless I use a ratchet strap around the whole
desk, but I do have lots of very heavy things

Speaking of which...

When I picked up the desk, I used some ratchet straps to help hold the
desk to my dolly because the single strap that is built into the dolly
is not very secure. *I've used these straps maybe 2-3x before and one
of the ratchets is already NFG (stuck unlatched)

Does anyone make GOOD ratchet straps that I can leave in my truck and
can be sure that they'll work when I need them? *I think I got these
out of a blister pack at Lowe's because that was what I could find
when I needed them. *It seems to be really hard to find any ratchet
straps at all in a store, but I'm hesitant to order online for fear of
paying more for the exact same thing.

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Once the glue is in, turn the desk on its side and put a flat board
under where the glue is located, with wax paper in between to keep the
dripping glue from sticking to the board. The whole weight of the
desk will be on that board, it should be enough to keep it in place
while the glue sets.