Hello,

Have an older wooden chair with slats in the back.
Some have worked loose.

Irrespective of what type aof glue I use, the glue will have to fill a
1/16 or so space, as the slats cannot be forced into any closer position.

Do I want Gorilla glue which I think I read is a polyurethane, and will
fill us small gaps ?

Or, an epoxy ?

Or, a hot melt adhesive, perhaps ?

BTW: do hot melt adhesives set up really/totally hard, or only to a
"semi-hard" state ?

Or,... ?

Thanks,
Bob

On 12/3/2015 1:47 PM, Bob wrote:
Hello,

Have an older wooden chair with slats in the back.
Some have worked loose.

Irrespective of what type aof glue I use, the glue will have to fill a
1/16 or so space, as the slats cannot be forced into any closer position.

Do I want Gorilla glue which I think I read is a polyurethane, and will
fill us small gaps ?

Or, an epoxy ?

Or, a hot melt adhesive, perhaps ?

BTW: do hot melt adhesives set up really/totally hard, or only to a
"semi-hard" state ?

Or,... ?

Thanks,
Bob

Elmer's wood glue.

On 12/3/2015 12:04 PM, Mr. Emann wrote:
On 12/3/2015 1:47 PM, Bob wrote:
Hello,

Have an older wooden chair with slats in the back.
Some have worked loose.

Irrespective of what type aof glue I use, the glue will have to fill a
1/16 or so space, as the slats cannot be forced into any closer position.

Do I want Gorilla glue which I think I read is a polyurethane, and will
fill us small gaps ?

Or, an epoxy ?

Or, a hot melt adhesive, perhaps ?

BTW: do hot melt adhesives set up really/totally hard, or only to a
"semi-hard" state ?

Or,... ?

Thanks,
Bob

Elmer's wood glue.
Elmer's plus some toothpicks or similar.

In ,
Bob typed:
Hello,

Have an older wooden chair with slats in the back.
Some have worked loose.

Irrespective of what type aof glue I use, the glue will have to fill a
1/16 or so space, as the slats cannot be forced into any closer
position.
Do I want Gorilla glue which I think I read is a polyurethane, and
will fill us small gaps ?

I thought the same thing about Gorilla Glue when I had a similar situation.
Basically, it didn't work well at all. The glue does foam up and expand but
it didn't seem very strong and didn't hold up well. I had even used wood
shims to make the joints tight first, but the Gorilla Glue just didn't work
well.

My guess is to try using wood shims to make the joints tight. And then
maybe try using this:

LOCTITE Power Grab Heavy Duty Clear Construction Adhesive Model #: 1589156


It goes on white but dries clear. And, if I am not mistaken, it stay just a
little flexible rather than brittle which may make it hold better in your
application.

Hello,
Have an older wooden chair with slats in the back.
Some have worked loose.
Irrespective of what type of glue I use, the glue will have to fill a
1/16 or so space, as the slats cannot be forced into any closer position.
Do I want Gorilla glue which I think I read is a polyurethane, and will
fill us small gaps ? Or, an epoxy ? Or, a hot melt adhesive, perhaps ?
BTW: do hot melt adhesives set up really/totally hard, or only to a
"semi-hard" state ? Or,... ?
Thanks, Bob


... a photo or two would really help.
... so many different styles of chair construction.
Are you wishing to bond slats into rails ?
.. or filling space between slats .. ?
Some of these olden chairs had a little hidden
brad to hold the slats .. the slats were
floating .. for expansion / contraction ..
jt





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On 12/3/2015 1:47 PM, Bob wrote:
Hello,

Have an older wooden chair with slats in the back.
Some have worked loose.

Irrespective of what type aof glue I use, the glue will have to fill a
1/16 or so space, as the slats cannot be forced into any closer position.

Do I want Gorilla glue which I think I read is a polyurethane, and will
fill us small gaps ?

Or, an epoxy ?

Or, a hot melt adhesive, perhaps ?

BTW: do hot melt adhesives set up really/totally hard, or only to a
"semi-hard" state ?

Or,... ?

Thanks,
Bob
http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...ductId=1390206

On 12/3/2015 2:41 PM, Bennett wrote:
On 12/3/2015 12:04 PM, Mr. Emann wrote:
Ostate ?

Or,... ?

Thanks,
Bob

Elmer's wood glue.
Elmer's plus some toothpicks or similar.



Elmer's glue works great for wood...however it needs to be used with
wood that does not already have glue on it as the wood must absorb
it...and it also needs to be clamped.


I recently used Gorilla glue for the first time and found it to be less
than satisfactory.


What I do is drill a small hole and countersink...use a wood or drywall
screw then cover over the hole with stained wax designed for the purpose.


There might be a better way to do this, but doggone it nothing I've ever
repaired that way ever came apart again/

On 12/3/2015 2:47 PM, Bob wrote:
Hello,

Have an older wooden chair with slats in the back.
Some have worked loose.

Irrespective of what type aof glue I use, the glue will have to fill a
1/16 or so space, as the slats cannot be forced into any closer position.

Do I want Gorilla glue which I think I read is a polyurethane, and will
fill us small gaps ?

Or, an epoxy ?

Or, a hot melt adhesive, perhaps ?

BTW: do hot melt adhesives set up really/totally hard, or only to a
"semi-hard" state ?

Or,... ?

Thanks,
Bob

My Dad spent about 50 years gluing chairs. He's
been dead for two years, not having found the
answer. Or, maybe he did and neglected to tell
me before his death. I wish you better success
on your quest. Sorry, that sounded depressing.
Didn't mean to.

-
..
Christopher A. Young
learn more about Jesus
.. www.lds.org
..
..

On 12/3/2015 1:47 PM, Bob wrote:
Hello,

Have an older wooden chair with slats in the back.
Some have worked loose.

Irrespective of what type aof glue I use, the glue will have to fill a
1/16 or so space, as the slats cannot be forced into any closer position.

Do I want Gorilla glue which I think I read is a polyurethane, and will
fill us small gaps ?

Or, an epoxy ?

Or, a hot melt adhesive, perhaps ?

BTW: do hot melt adhesives set up really/totally hard, or only to a
"semi-hard" state ?

Or,... ?

Those advising that you don't want to glue glue to glueg as well as
those saying you don't use glue to fill the void are correct. In either
instance the glue may hold for the short term but that's only if you're
lucky.

Hidden screw(s), as suggested, might work depending upon what the piece
actually looks like. I'm thinking of a mortise/tenon joint in this case
and would suggest cleaning out the joints and then fattening up the
tenon: scrape off the glue present, reglue thin pieces of wood to
fatten it up and then reform the tenon to closer tolerance THEN reglue
the joint.

PITA? Yep but it will give you much better results.

On Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 7:00:55 PM UTC-5, Unquestionably Confused wrote:
On 12/3/2015 1:47 PM, Bob wrote:
Hello,

Have an older wooden chair with slats in the back.
Some have worked loose.

Irrespective of what type aof glue I use, the glue will have to fill a
1/16 or so space, as the slats cannot be forced into any closer position.

Do I want Gorilla glue which I think I read is a polyurethane, and will
fill us small gaps ?

Or, an epoxy ?

Or, a hot melt adhesive, perhaps ?

BTW: do hot melt adhesives set up really/totally hard, or only to a
"semi-hard" state ?

Or,... ?

Those advising that you don't want to glue glue to glueg

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as well as
those saying you don't use glue to fill the void are correct. In either
instance the glue may hold for the short term but that's only if you're
lucky.

A decent epoxy mixed with some filler may do the trick. Notching/gouging the surfaces
to give the epoxy something to key into would help.


Hidden screw(s), as suggested, might work depending upon what the piece
actually looks like. I'm thinking of a mortise/tenon joint in this case
and would suggest cleaning out the joints and then fattening up the
tenon: scrape off the glue present, reglue thin pieces of wood to
fatten it up and then reform the tenon to closer tolerance THEN reglue
the joint.

PITA? Yep but it will give you much better results.

On Thu, 3 Dec 2015 14:47:22 -0500, Bob wrote:

Hello,

Have an older wooden chair with slats in the back.
Some have worked loose.

It depends what you mean by slats. If it's a ladder-back chair and
the horizontal pieces are part of the structure, they'd have to be
glued, at the very least the top one.

If there is a structure and these are additional, they may be meant to
be loose. They may have been unglued all these years, but maybe a
coat of varnish held them in place. The coating broke and now they
are floating, but that doesn't mean they should be glued. It
depends.

A common design of wooden folding chair is like this, but folding is
only one kind.

Irrespective of what type aof glue I use, the glue will have to fill a
1/16 or so space, as the slats cannot be forced into any closer position.

Do I want Gorilla glue which I think I read is a polyurethane, and will
fill us small gaps ?

Or, an epoxy ?

Or, a hot melt adhesive, perhaps ?

BTW: do hot melt adhesives set up really/totally hard, or only to a
"semi-hard" state ?

It doesn't matter. With old work, you'll never get it to the place it
needs to be. You say only some have worked loose so I assume you're
not planning to disassemble.

Or,... ?

Thanks,
Bob

| Have an older wooden chair with slats in the back.
| Some have worked loose.
|
| Irrespective of what type aof glue I use, the glue will have to fill a
| 1/16 or so space, as the slats cannot be forced into any closer position.
|

I find yellow wood glue is the best, but it does
depend on clean surfaces and tight contact. when
there are gaps I like to use 5 minute epoxy. But
I'm not sure that anything will last a long time
when you're using the glue to fill gaps.

philo posted for all of us...



On 12/3/2015 2:41 PM, Bennett wrote:
On 12/3/2015 12:04 PM, Mr. Emann wrote:
Ostate ?

Or,... ?

Thanks,
Bob

Elmer's wood glue.
Elmer's plus some toothpicks or similar.



Elmer's glue works great for wood...however it needs to be used with
wood that does not already have glue on it as the wood must absorb
it...and it also needs to be clamped.


I recently used Gorilla glue for the first time and found it to be less
than satisfactory.


What I do is drill a small hole and countersink...use a wood or drywall
screw then cover over the hole with stained wax designed for the purpose.


There might be a better way to do this, but doggone it nothing I've ever
repaired that way ever came apart again/

You are screwy... Don't get screwed. One plugged guy...

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Tekkie