On 1/16/2018 12:43 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 1/16/18 12:13 PM, Leon wrote:
On 1/16/2018 11:02 AM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 1/16/18 10:31 AM, Leon wrote:
On 1/16/2018 10:21 AM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 1/16/18 6:39 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 1:41:18 AM UTC-5, -MIKE- wrote:
All this talk of edge glue joints and glue starvation and
clamping pressure and blah, blah, blah.... SWMBO had a request
so I needed to do a quick panel glue-up. Just two 7" poplar
boards edge joined for some little side table thingie that
wimenfolk like.Â* I don't know, I just make sawdust.

So anyway, I just wanted to put in the very minimum effort to
show how just a table saw can do what you need.Â* Also, to show
how little glue is needed (I actually STILL used too much) and
how little clamping pressure and time are needed with modern
PVA glues.

The first 2 pictures shows *one* technique (I have several that
use the TS) for putting a straight edge on a rough-sawn board.
Once you have one straight edge-- flip and repeat and you have
parallel straight edges.

3rd pic shows a thin covering of glue on each edge.Â* Again, I
still think I used to much as can be seen in the squeeze-out in
the following 2 pics.

The next 2 pics show how strong a glue joint is after only a
couple hours in the clamps.Â* Spoiler alert!Â* The wood breaks,
not the glue.

The last pic shows the stained panel and how tight and
imperceptible the joint is.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/pmyWHV7ANvFek7b62

Thanks for that. I'd agree, too much glue.

Nice simple jig for creating a straight edge. Is that a Diablo
blade? Which style?

I switched out my freshly sharpened 24 tooth rip blade for a
freshly sharpened 40 tooth Diablo generalÂ* purpose and got a much
smoother rip. I'll save the 24 tooth for rough stuff.


*Full* kerf, Freud Glue Line Rip blade.
http://www.freudtools.com/products/product/LM74R010

I'm one to make sure there's an even coat of glue across the
surface of the wood to be joined.Â* Some guys just squirt a thin
line and let the glue spread out and cover when the two pieces are
pushed together.Â* Not sure that always works, but hey it's still
probably enough.

If you don't spread the glue to completely cover the surface, the
entire surface might not get covered when clamped, THAT is glue
starvation.Â* I use one of those silicone brushes that WoodCraft
sells, Rockler too, to spread the bead on the surface.Â* They clean
easily and if you forget to clean the glue off you can pull it off
after the glue dries.

If yo simply squirt and go you really never learn how much is enough.
If you brush the bead you get really good at knowing how much to
apply.


Totally agree.

I have those brushes and paddles, too, but I always end up just using my
finger.
I've just gotten very good and fast at swiping down an edge using my
find, on the side with a little bend at the last knuckle.Â* It acts like
a plow and I can direct the flow of the glue.Â* It also keeps the excess
glue collected in a puddle in front of my finger, so any excess is
picked up pretty clean at the end of the swipe.

The still use the brushes and paddles for dados and rabbets.



Yeah, I got tired of cleaning glue off of my fingers and hands some
time ago..Â* LOL

HANDS!?Â* Now, I *know* you're using too much glue.Â* :-p
Half a paper towel does it me.


Hell, if I had a paper towels handy it would be stuck to me somewhere
and likely look like a piece of toilet paper stuck to my back side. ;~)