"Leon" wrote in message
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"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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After reading the article, I wondered how realistic the test is. How
many
joints get submerged for 24 hours? How does the submerged joint compare
to
one with possibly a finish on the pieces and subjected to some rain over
a
few days? How would it be if the pieces were allowed to dry out for a
couple of days?

I don't expect it to hold up submerged, but I do want to know how well
it
hold up in typical outdoor furniture uses. Sometimes magazine testing
is
not at all comparable to real life situations.

I don't think it really matters how realistic the testings were. What
matters is that all glues were treated and tested the same. TBIII cost
60%
more and was out performed by TBII.


Actually it might matter, true it failed this test but.. The test sounds
like a 1 time shock test and not repeated cycles of getting damp and drying
out over and over.. that would normally be the case outside over time. One
glue could very well maintain its strength or atleast deteriorate at a
lesser rate and another glue wouldn't. Sorta like a sprinter vs a marathon
runner.
Materials in my line of work are tested by repeated exposure to
hot/cold/humidity cycles
I haven't read the article I will get it I just glued up some outdoor bar
stools with TBIII and am curious. I choose it over GG because GG would be
hard to clean up in some of the tight areas, I did use GG for gluing up the
seat blanks
Joe