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Title: Adheisives
Post by: patrick noble on October 23, 2010, 04:59:00 AM
I'm new to bow build'n,What is the best type of glue to use?
Title: Re: Adheisives
Post by: Roy from Pa on October 23, 2010, 08:24:00 AM
Urac 185 for wood,  or Smooth On for glass.
Title: Re: Adheisives
Post by: Pat B on October 23, 2010, 11:17:00 AM
Depends on what type of bow you are building.
Title: Re: Adheisives
Post by: patrick noble on October 24, 2010, 02:46:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Roy from Pa:
Urac 185 for wood,  or Smooth On for glass.
Hmn,never heard of it before.Where can I buy it?
Title: Re: Adheisives
Post by: patrick noble on October 24, 2010, 02:55:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Pat B:
Depends on what type of bow you are building.
Wood.I don't care for the fiberglass construction,because it's to hard on me.Although they are some beautiful bows.
Title: Re: Adheisives
Post by: Pat B on October 24, 2010, 09:19:00 AM
Urac 185 is the best wood to wood glue out there. I believe it was developed for wooden airplane propellars way back when...
 You can order Urac from 3Rivers or directly from The Nelson Paint Company.
Title: Re: Adheisives
Post by: patrick noble on October 24, 2010, 12:54:00 PM
Thanks alot,you've been very helpful.
Title: Re: Adheisives
Post by: David Ricke on October 24, 2010, 06:57:00 PM
I have made bb backed bows with Tite Bond III I have also used it for wood risors but not for Glass. Available at most Hardware stores.
Title: Re: Adheisives
Post by: Roy from Pa on October 25, 2010, 10:27:00 PM
Best price on Urac 185.

http://www.nelsonpaint.com/glue
Title: Re: Adheisives
Post by: Eric Krewson on October 26, 2010, 08:03:00 AM
Because Urac has a shelf life I buy 2 pints at a time. One for the shop and one to keep in the frig. I have no problem keeping it a year at room temperature or up to 3 years in the frig.

A pint will glue up 5 or 6 bamboo backed bows as well as a bunch of handles and tip overlays.
Title: Re: Adheisives
Post by: hova on October 26, 2010, 10:24:00 AM
i was at the homie depot yesterday , getting tillering tree supplies. they had tb3 in the large gallons , and for twice the price of a pint , it was tempted , but they didnt have any of the tiny bottles , and thats all the loot i was allowed to spend...

i was wondering about hard as nails... we put up a lot of stuff in the bathroom  with it , and was just curious...