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Title: smoth-on weight
Post by: Mad Max on May 29, 2014, 01:59:00 PM
smoth-on
equal parts by volume or 100A-83B
Give some weights in Grams please
KennyM 's d/r
Thanks
Title: Re: smoth-on weight
Post by: snapper1d on May 29, 2014, 02:20:00 PM
Email SmoothOn or for a quick answer just call them.They do all the testing and can tell you more about their glue than we can.Good people and they will sure talk to you.
Title: Re: smoth-on weight
Post by: rmorris on May 29, 2014, 03:16:00 PM
Depends on the number of laminations you are using ,bows with veneers will use more, the more bows you make the more resourceful you become with that stuff. For a one piece bow I would start off with a heaping table spoon of each part in a clear disposable cup , I then chuck some scrap wood in a drill and blend it up real nice. Then  make sure you butter each side of each lamination before putting them together.

Hope that answers you question a little .
Title: Re: smoth-on weight
Post by: Robertfishes on May 29, 2014, 03:34:00 PM
I'm thinking equal parts A and B is the same as 100gram part A and 83gram part B. I haven't weighed parts myself. I mix by equal volume. I buy small 3 oz or 5 oz clear plastic cups and fill them to top with each part using heavy duty plastic spoons, then I put on a plastic dinner plate and mix for 4 or 5 minutes with a bondo spreader. For a longbow with clear glass, 2 pretty veneers and 3 tapers I mix 12 oz of smooth on and always have some left over. I think I could get by with 8 oz total
Title: Re: smoth-on weight
Post by: bigbob2 on May 30, 2014, 10:01:00 PM
For my 4 lam glass bows I use 70 g of part A to 58 grams of B. Works out right on the money. Just did a 60'' 'curve and it took 56 G of Part A and 49 G of part B, with me having to use every skerrick of glue to make it