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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David Love said: "<FONT face="Times =
New Roman"
size=3>The nicest thing about hide glue is the reversibility. =
Removing
bushings<BR>glued in with PVC-E is a pain. Bushings glued in with =
hide
glue will nearly<BR>fall out when saturated with an application of water =
spiked
with a small<BR>amount of the surface tension reducer of your =
choice.
Hammer heads won't<BR>click with hide glue if the fit is reasonable and =
if you
apply it to both<BR>parts before assembly (and if you use a bit of urea =
to be
sure assembly<BR>takes place before the two surfaces gel and won't bond =
as
well). I've<BR>recently tried using Franklin's Trim and Molding =
Glue for
hammers and it<BR>worked nicely. But I had to remove a set glued =
on with
it and while it was<BR>no trouble to heat the joint and remove the =
hammer head,
I found it<BR>difficult to get all the old glue off the shank. =
When heated
it turns into<BR>a kind of sticky rubber band that doesn't really come =
off that
easily. The<BR>hide glue softens up nicely and can be heated to a
crystalline state where<BR>the poorly named "Hammer Shank Reducer" works =
quickly
and effectively to<BR>remove the old glue without "reducing the =
shank".
<BR><BR>If the objects you are gluing together will never have to come =
apart
there<BR>are many choices. But if you anticipate ever having to =
undo the
joint, or<BR>want to make it easier for the next guy, you might want to =
consider
hide<BR>glue." <BR><BR>David,</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" =
size=3>That is
precisely my point, as well. Perfectly stated, IMO! Thank David. I hope =
others
will 'carefully' read your post, as it is the essence of how to chose a
glue!<G></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Best Regards, </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool
Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>