Thanx
I have tried reheating with a heat gun, and was pretty unsatisfied. I
think your idea of titebond is the way to go -- clamp them for an hour
or so, let them sit overnight, then drill and pin them.
btw -- is scraping the hot glue off the failed joints sufficient? I
don't want to sand them down and resize the frames if I don't have to.
Cheers!


Frank Ketchum wrote:
"marcus" wrote in message
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I only need the minute working time the package says I have. Would I have
any luck pre-heating the frame pieces in the oven so they were warm to the
touch? Any other ideas? A different brand? These are high temp glue
sticks BTW. A very fast, very strong epoxy? I cannot afford to clamp
each one overnight.



Hot glue can be reheated and reset many times. I own this heat gun which I
have used for this

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=35776

for $20 you can get the joints in approx the right position and keep
reheating them and tweaking them until you are happy. Alternatively, if you
just use regular titebond woodworking glue, it sets up enough to take out of
the clamps in a half hour and can be handled after 24 hours.

Frank