Thanks Joe. Excellent suggestion, practicing. Oh, and bonus time, I get to
break something on purpose! :-)
I'll give it a whirl!
-Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Gwinn" <joegwinn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 10:42 PM
Subject: [OM] [OT] glue recommendation?
> At 3:42 AM +0100 1/22/04, Listar wrote:
> >From: "Mickey Trageser" <Gad-Zuiks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [OM] [OT] glue recommendation?
> >Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 21:37:15 -0500
> >
> >
> >We've spoken of many glues and adhesives. I need to find a good candidate
to
> >re-assemble a broken plaster hand print relief. I know I may as well be
> >trying to reconstruct a tree from fireplace ash, but it's a sentimental
> >thing.
> >
> >Any suggestions?
>
> Yes. Carpenter's (yellow) wood glue, also known as Titebond (in the US).
>
> The main issue will be holding the pieces together as the glue dries.
>
> Keeping the glue from sticking to the fixtures is also an issue. I would
either use polyethylene film as a release sheet, or wax the fixtures (using
paste wax from a hardware store). Although grease will also work, it's very
hard to keep from getting it on the plaster, and impossible to remove from
the plaster.
>
> It's best to clean the excess glue off after the glue has gelled and
before it's fully hard, especially when gluing something delicate like
plaster.
>
> Plaster is cheap. I would buy (or make) a plaster something, break it,
and practice on it a few times before going live on the hand cast.
>
> Joe Gwinn
>
>
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