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JoeH wrote:
... and the instructions appear to be written by a native English speaker and not Chinese run thru a translate app ! It says it only hardens with UV, I suppose that would mean that on wood joints, that only the exposed edges would harden ? What if you just put a blob of the stuff outside, would the suns UV rays cause it to harden ?
That is a very good question. I now have the answer. I took 2 pieces of plywood, put a blob on the glue on it at the seam, and proceeded to set them outside in the sun.
I had intended to leave them there for about 15 minutes, as 1 minute did not harden it.
It was about 40 degrees F outside, and I got side tracked, and it was out there for about 30 minutes.
I went out, and the answer is .......
Drum Roll Please..........
Yes. The adhesive had hardened. Sooooo, putting it in the sun will harden it.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/suncuredadhesive.jpg)
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Ok, going back to this pic.....
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/uvlightglue6.jpg)
This cup goes into our "Magic Bullet" blender. After gluing the "ear" back on, we have used it several times and it seems to be holding up pretty well.
I figured if it would fail, it would fail right away, but it did not fail - at least not yet.
I have found that the light has to actually "hit" the adhesive in order for it to cure.
That is to say, if I put some between 2 pieces of 1/8" plywood, there is no way to get the light to the adhesive, and it never hardens.
The UV light will not go through the plywood. If on the other hand, the adhesive is placed at a joint, like the plywood above, then it will harden nicely.
So, faithful followers, it does indeed seem to work based on my limited testing so far.
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I also went to the box store today and picked up some plywood to construct my 16 drawers for under the passenger counter, so I want to start working on them tomorrow.
Wahoo!
We'll see how that goes, and I'll update the spreadsheet later.
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Update tomorrow. Spring fever took over this weekend. Lol.
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As I said earlier, it's time to update the spreadsheet. I purchased 3 sheets of maple plywood, 1/2" x 4 x 8, and also 3 sheets of maple plywood 1/4" x 4 x 8.
Both of those were purchased at Lowes and total cost of those were $235.48.
Our prior total was $10,857.93. Now we stand at $11,093.41 after the plywood is added in.
As you know, those will be used in the construction of the drawers for under the passenger counter.
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I also ordered some Kreg screws on Amazon. 1.5" are not easy to come by locally in any kind of quantity, and I found them with the blue coat, in case I want to use some of them outside.
Purchased a pack of 1200 screws. Do you think I need to count them to make sure they are all there? Lol. ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile")
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/kregscrews15inch.jpg)
Those amounted to $48.69, so our new grand total stands at $11,142.10.
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JoeH wrote:fulltimin wrote:Then it's just a matter of patience and time while the glue dries.
Doesn't someone make a glue with a 5 minute set time, and 10 minutes to full cure, for those of us that are in a huge hurry? Lol.
Yea, I guess not.
By the way, after over 3 years, who said I was in a hurry?
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How about that stuff they advertise on TV that you set with a UV light ? Shows them attaching bricks to a wall and then people walking on them like steps after a few seconds set time. Here's an example from Amazon.... UV Glue
You should buy a kit and do your analysis and report back to us as a public service to your faithful followers
I want to say thank you for your suggestion to have a look at this uv glue. So far, it has been holding up well with the plastic "ear" that I put back into place.
I have never had a lot of success trying to glue plastics, but this seems to be working well.
I may have to order a larger "refill" and play with this on some other things.
So - Thank You.
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As you know, I have considered adding a piece of light weight steel to the back kitchen walls, next to the bath area.
So, I figured it was time to check on some magnets, just to see how hey perform. Best way is just to test them.
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These also came from Amazon, and are advertised as a 100 pound pull magnet. View Here.
They are roughly 1.25" in diameter.
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Here is my test setup. The magnet is stuck to my table saw, lumber on the one side, and a bottle jack on the other to apply pressure.
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I continued to add pressure until the magnet began to lose it's grip on the saw table.
This pic is just a split second before it started to let go, and this was the max amount of pressure it endured.
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88.62 lbs was pretty good in my opinion, although, it did not reach the advertised 100 lbs.
I am not sure how their test differed from mine, but it does hold a lot of weight, if this magnet were stuck on a ceiling, and the pressure is straight down.
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