On 7/1/2014 8:41 AM, Doug Miller wrote:
Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in news:3smdnXoPg-
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On 7/1/2014 5:46 AM, Doug Miller wrote:
I wonder if inverting the bottle once a month would help -- store it right side up this month,
upside down next month, and so on. Something of a nuisance, I know, but seemingly less
a nuisance than mixing it with a stick.

I was wondering the same. I think ultimately it will need to be mixed.
Inverting might only move the "blob" from one end to the other.

I think that depends on the rate at which the large particles settle, and the frequency with
which the bottle is inverted -- perhaps Titebond could be persuaded to conduct some
testing.

This might be true if you had the bottle shipped factory direct to you.
Most of the new stuff on the shelves already is 4~6 months old and the
blob is already there when you get it. This is evident by several of us
thinking that the extend glues seem runny to begin with.





Certainly if you don't invert it often enough, you'll wind up just moving the blob from one end
to the other. There must be some inversion frequency, though, that prevents the blob from
forming in the first place. My guess is that daily is more often than necessary but monthly
might not be often enough. The only way to determine this is through experiment.


Consider this, I used to buy TBII Extend by the gallon. I was
transferring this 16oz at a time to a smaller container. Using a spout
from a smaller bottle to direct flow from the larger bottle required
tipping the bottle almost upside down. That was not enough by a long
shot. I did this about every 6~10 weeks. I have about 30% of the last
gallon that is unusable now.

BUT monthly "might" work. However the rep specifically said that
shaking and the like was not going to be adequate, I would think that
flipping end for end might be similar to a less than desirable shake.
;~) And it was advised to mix "every time you use the product".