Laminated revurve epoxy?

Started by Donnierussell1, November 21, 2014, 06:31:00 PM

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Donnierussell1

I'm new to bow biulding and trying to find an epoxy that don't require a heat box for laminated recurve I've heard of g2 but can't find it for sale anywhere pleas help

bornofmud

Smooth-on epoxy does not need a hotbox, just cures a little better and a good amount faster with one.  It's fine at room temp though, just give it 24 hours.

Pago

The best made plan won't get it made the way you planned.

mikkekeswick

Titebond 3 is fine at room temperature as well for all wood bows.

takefive

I use Unibond for my laminated wood bows.  Just needs to cure at 70 degrees minimum.  I've used TB 3 for glueing handles and cherry bark backing on and it bonds great as well.
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Sparky Buckwheat

I like g2 as it can be cured without a hotbox and has good compressive and tensile strength. You can fiind it at Lee Valley tools.   www.leevalley.com   They occasionally have free shipping on orders over $40 canadian.
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KenH

If you're building a wood-glass composite bow then Smooth-On is the glue of choice.  It works just fine as long as the temperature stays above 70F, but takes 24 hours to cure rather than 4-6 hrs.  

As Mike sez, for wood-wood composite bows it's hard to beat Titebond II or III.
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mikkekeswick

One caveat with TB 111 - you must have perfect mating surfaces. I use 80 grit paper on a drum sander to prepare lams.

Buemaker

Is this G2 suitable for glass bows? Bue--.

Sparky Buckwheat

Bue, I havent tried g2 on glass. I have only worked with it on wood and silk. It does mention on the website that it can be used for bonding wood to fg.

SB
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