Which Temporary glue ?

[planeur]

 

When doing intarsia, I am looking for a glue which would be enough strong to hold pieces together, but also be able to separate those 2 pieces easily.

 

What do you think of putting a small amount of hot glue with a hot glue gun ?

I want to put together all the pieces  to see if everythink is OK , before the final gluing to the back ?

Merci !

planeur

 

[spirithorse]

Hi, Planeur,

I did read somewhere that Judy Gale Roberts has suggested that using small dots of hot glue
can help keep everything aligned while putting the pieces together.

My approach to that is just using wood glue and assembling all the pieces on wax paper.
The pieces can be slid on the wet glue, on the wax paper for a long time before the glue sets up
so you have plenty of time to assemble the whole project.
Then, you can either carefully slide the whole project onto your backer board or,
what I prefer to do is, allow that to dry until the glue is cured. Then, remove the wax paper
from the back of the completely dried project, put it on your backer board to trace around the
edges for a perfect fitting backer, and then apply glue to the backer and clamp the project onto
the backer board. Since many intarsia projects have several layers or thicknesses, you may just
want to place weight on top of the project to make sure it lays flat on the backer board until the glue
is completely cured.

I hope this is of some help.

God Bless! Spirithorse

 

[amazingkevin]

Vinegar will dissolve  Elmer's glue.

[JimErn]

9 hours ago, amazingkevin said:

Vinegar will dissolve  Elmer's glue.

Thanks, that is good to know

[planeur]

Merci Bob and Kevin ! I will try first the hot glue spot.

 

10 hours ago, amazingkevin said:

Vinegar will dissolve  Elmer's glue.

Even when the glue is dry and set up ? What is the effect of the vinegar on wood , could it change the color of the wood a bit or nothing ?

Have a good day !

planeur

 

[meflick]

You can also use double sided tape (carpet tape is what Judy uses in her classes) to temporarily hold things together.

[planeur]

Merci Mélanie I will also use this option , and probably is very good et easily reversible!

 

planeur

[meflick]

2 hours ago, planeur said:

Merci Mélanie I will also use this option , and probably is very good et easily reversible!

 

planeur

You're welcome.  Get a moderate holding tape not the really "firm" tape and don't use a lot, just a little will go a long way usually.

[Phantom Scroller]

I use hobbycraft repositionable spray adhesive all the time to stick my patterns to the wood then put two inch sellotape on top and have never had any issues with it coming off until I pull it off. Roly

oops misunderstood I would use masking tape on both pieces of wood and superglue between the masking tape.

Edited November 15, 2019 by Phantom Scroller

[amazingkevin]

9 hours ago, planeur said:

Merci Bob and Kevin ! I will try first the hot glue spot.

 

Even when the glue is dry and set up ? What is the effect of the vinegar on wood , could it change the color of the wood a bit or nothing ?

Have a good day !

planeur

 

I,ve not noticed any change and yes wet or dry it breaks the bond to the eood

[Dave Monk]

On 11/15/2019 at 8:30 AM, meflick said:

You can also use double sided tape (carpet tape is what Judy uses in her classes) to temporarily hold things together.

Melanie, Excuse my ignorance,  do you put the tape between the pieces or under?

[tgiro]

35 minutes ago, Dave Monk said:

Melanie, Excuse my ignorance,  do you put the tape between the pieces or under?

On the back of the pieces, usually to a sanding shim or back board. The common practice is to hold a number of small pieces together to make a lager piece so they  can all be sanded at the same time.

When I glue pieces together for fit or any other reason, I use Kathy Wise's trick - one small drop of super glue on one piece and spray accelerator on the other. Then hold them together. Put the drop of glue close to the backside of each piece. That way, if it does chip the wood when you break them apart, the ship is where you won't see it.

The accelerator, as well as speeding up the drying time of the glue, makes the glue somewhat brittle and easy to break apart.

[jollyred]

I usually use blue painter's tape to hold the pieces together, with a nonslip pad underneath to keep it from sliding around.  When it is time to glue it up, I slide the whole thing onto the backer,  then remove the tape from a few pieces at a time till they are all in place.  I will usually only do about 10 minutes of gluing at a time before applying weight to help the glue hold.

Tom

[Rolf]

if you are doing an assembly  for shaping purposes then I put small pieces of double sided carpet tape on a masonite backer. Or if it is just a couple of pieces I sue a drop or two of thick CA. It is brittle and will break apart fairly easily. Do test first on scraps so you know what to expect.

For dry assembly test of the project, I take a piece of clear removable shelf paper and tape it sticky side up on a flat surface, for me that is a piece of granite slab. You can then place the pieces without them moving around.

[Frank Pellow]

I'm a little late in responding to this bit I, too, use inexpensive double sided tape for attaching intarsia pieces temporarily.

 

[planeur]

Thanks everyone, until today , I have used hot glue  and kind of cyanocrylate glue , depending the space of the joint!

I have used double side tape when I was  finished rounding pieces and installed them together.

Will show you soon....

 

planeur

Edited December 2, 2019 by planeur

[Whisper]

On 11/14/2019 at 9:05 PM, amazingkevin said:

Vinegar will dissolve  Elmer's glue.

Awesome tip. There isn't much vinegar can't do.

[Jim Finn]

On 11/14/2019 at 9:05 PM, amazingkevin said:

Vinegar will dissolve  Elmer's glue.

As will water.

[teachnlearn]

I used 'glue dots' for business pamphlets. Stuck the business card to the pamphlets. There are various tack levels, from low tack to permanent.  Check before you buy. There are enough in a pack to last through quiet a few pieces. I get them by the roll of 4000, but hand out 100ths a day. RJF

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=low+tack+glue+dots&ref=nb_sb_noss

Double check the 'tack' before buying or you maybe permanently gluing your project.

https://www.amazon.com/Glue-Dots-Dispenser-Applicators-4000-count/dp/B07D6NFNSX/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=low+tack+glue+dots&qid=1579630650&sr=8-7

Edited January 21, 2020 by teachnlearn