Brian Kent
05-16-2012, 4:19 PM
I am repairing a picture frame that is very difficult to clamp. This time in addition to the clamping problems, I used liquid hide glue, which has not set in a couple of hours. I checked the Titebond website and found out there is an expiration date. In this case, November 2010.
Do I just let this set for a couple of days or do I wash it all off with damp rags and start over with new glue?
As a separate issue, I can't get a tight clamp fit on the corners because of the shape of the profile. The place where the clamps touch pulls the tops away from the center. Instead of my dedicated frame clamping jig I am glueing flat triangles behind the corners, using painters tape to pull the corners together, and then gently using long clamps to nudge them together. My frustration level is mounting with this beast. Any time I make my own frame, I leave enough wood on the sides of the frame to allow for solid clamping.
Further frustration - it's my vacation and the un-set picture frame is on the assembly table slowing down the start of another project.
Thanks for listening! :)
Do I just let this set for a couple of days or do I wash it all off with damp rags and start over with new glue?
As a separate issue, I can't get a tight clamp fit on the corners because of the shape of the profile. The place where the clamps touch pulls the tops away from the center. Instead of my dedicated frame clamping jig I am glueing flat triangles behind the corners, using painters tape to pull the corners together, and then gently using long clamps to nudge them together. My frustration level is mounting with this beast. Any time I make my own frame, I leave enough wood on the sides of the frame to allow for solid clamping.
Further frustration - it's my vacation and the un-set picture frame is on the assembly table slowing down the start of another project.
Thanks for listening! :)