I get that epoxy is much much more expensive than hide glue.
But I already own, gosh, almost 2 gallons of West Systems 105 resin and 4 or 5 different hardeners and I got some wood flour and some colloidal silica and some high density bedding additive (#404) for mounting cleats on racing boats, 16 million popsicle sticks. I am pretty much set up with the stuff. About 80% of the materials I need for the next boat I build are in the garage already.
I have some time off coming up in a couple weeks. I want to build the side table out of Paul Seller's introductory text book - my first glued up panel, and if that doesn't suck I want to glue up some more panels to make a sawtill (galoot style) to replace my current plywood and drywall screw cludge.
I am getting away from using PVA, the inability of PVA to stick to itself is kind of bothersome. Upcoming I am kinda sorta planning to make tool chests for each of my four kids so when they buy a house I can set them up with some basic tools and storage space for what tools they add as homeowners.
Other than price is there another compelling reason to invest in a glue pot and granules and all the rest rather than just dribbling a bit of epoxy out of my existing (already paid for) supply?
FWIW the table and till will be in American Beech that I bought kiln dried and has now been stickered and stacked on the floor of my office for more than one year. Planned finish is oil and wax.
Thanks