petrafied yellow glue
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:29 amSnowing yesterday ( It's Indiana and tourney time ) blowing like crazy so I stayed inside. Stoked the wood burner and went out just long enough to bring in the camp kitchen I'm building for Eggbert (my 3x5 motorcycle teardrop). Set up the compound miter saw on the potting bench on the deck just 4-5 steps out the kitchen door and drug the little compresser into the kitchen. ( No I'm not single she just accepts the fact i'm a little crazy but my little Scottish Terrier was bitching enough for both of them)
The only reason for telling you all of this is that I have gone to a great deal of time and trouble dragging toteing and fetching all my tools and toys only to find that the glue that I intend to use in this project has turned into a gelatinous mass with the consistancy of 5 day old chewing gum stuck under a chair. It's 15 miles north or 15 miles south to the nearest hardware store and I have no intention of going out. Desperation sometime leads to wonderful discoveries. By adding about an ounce of water to the blob of glue and placing it in the microwave for a minute and a half to warm I was finally able to penetrate it with a steel kabob skewer.
Stiring with the skewer I was able to get it broke up and with another trip into the microwave and some more aggitation I had glue. Looked good worked great Yeah there were a few globuals that had to be removed but you can revive dead yellow glue.
The only reason for telling you all of this is that I have gone to a great deal of time and trouble dragging toteing and fetching all my tools and toys only to find that the glue that I intend to use in this project has turned into a gelatinous mass with the consistancy of 5 day old chewing gum stuck under a chair. It's 15 miles north or 15 miles south to the nearest hardware store and I have no intention of going out. Desperation sometime leads to wonderful discoveries. By adding about an ounce of water to the blob of glue and placing it in the microwave for a minute and a half to warm I was finally able to penetrate it with a steel kabob skewer.
Stiring with the skewer I was able to get it broke up and with another trip into the microwave and some more aggitation I had glue. Looked good worked great Yeah there were a few globuals that had to be removed but you can revive dead yellow glue.
