Spreading glue in mortices

[Jim Becker]

Acid Brush users: hit the well of the brush, where bristles are cramped in place, with medium - thick CA glue. Shot of activator and in a few moments, you have a brush that no longer sheds

That's an EXCELLENT tip!!

[Clifford McGuire]

Having been in the pipe trades I buy the acid brushes by the box. The grandkids know where the box is so I go through them pretty quickly. We always called them flux brushes. They are best stored next to the capacitor.

I alway keep a set in the Delorean!

[Mark Hennebury]

Get yourself one of these pressure pots.

[Thomas McCurnin]

Coffee Stirrers

[Brice Rogers]

When I go to starbucks I usually pick up a dozen or so coffee stirrers. In addition to spreading glue, I like using them for mixing and applying 2 part epoxy.

[Myles Moran]

Thanks all for the quick reply. It seems like I have not missed out on any ingenious solutions. It's just common sense. I have made a few paddles for the mortices and the plastic paddles will be fine for the grooves, which are shallower.

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Are those finger joints inside the mortise? Now that's a skill showoff.

[Alan Schwabacher]

For box joints I use a foam brush cut into the same size fingers. This allows one swipe to cover all the mating surfaces. On flat surfaces a credit card works well, and is easily trimmed to the width you need for mortises.

[Mitch schiffer]

I like the silicone brushes from rockler. They have a couple different sizes depending on how big you mortise is.