<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Terry, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">I'll second Dale's method (seal the board), except we like to spray the ribs separately, as curved ribs don't always stay that well on the flat board. Also, we changed from Titebond II to Titebond III. We like the longer open time, and there's the bonus that it cleans up more easily. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">We clean up most of the partially-dried glue with a chisel. III has more cohesiveness than II, so it comes away cleaner with the chisel. We are using two freestanding pneumatic presses, like yours I think, and press 1 and 7, 2 and 8, and so on. As soon as two are on, we wait about five minutes while getting the next two ribs laid out, then start scraping. I don't really mean scraping, in that the chisel is at a low angle and just glides on the board. Then a quick swipe with the wet rag and it's done. Pressing alternate ribs </FONT><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">makes them easier to get to.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Bob D</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 12/11/2006 5:54:49 PM Pacific Standard Time, Erwinspiano@aol.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Terry</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2>  Yes I've tried all those ways you mention to clean up glue & find  them all a pain in the sand. Very unsatisfactory. So what I have done for years is ...............</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2> 1 locate the ribs on the board. I use small 1/4 inch nails on each end</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. Scribe faint lines on each side of the rib & also scribe the glue joint around the perimeter,fish,cut-off etc,</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2> 3. remove the ribs</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2> 4. Quickly tape off the glue joint for each rib & perimeter joint... Takes 10 minutes</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2>5 Install ribs back over the taped off surface. tape off rib ends.</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2>  6. Spray one wet coat of kinser shellac or whatever shellac you like on board ribs & all.</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2> Let dry over night in hot box</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2>  Glue up in am or next day</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2>  Dale</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>