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Re: Paddle: Building greenland paddles
By:G New
Date: 9/23/2010, 8:13 pm
In Response To: Re: Paddle: Building greenland paddles (Brian Nystrom)

Brian,

You are right, I stand corrected. I almost never use polyurethane glue because I found that it was difficult to eliminate the foaming, and get a good bond.

Greg

: It's not a myth with polyurethane glues, as they expand as they
: cure and they will foam and lose their strength if they are not
: tightly clamped. This is specified by the glue manufacturer and
: my experience is that it's correct. The article linked to in one
: of the above posts explains all of this in detail. Poly's are a
: different animal from most other glues.

: You're correct that yellow glues do not require much clamping
: pressure and you do not want to clamp epoxy tightly, as it will
: squeeze the glue out of the joint.

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Paddle: Building greenland paddles
john faas -- 9/21/2010, 11:07 pm
Re: Paddle: Building greenland paddles
G New -- 9/22/2010, 8:07 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 9/23/2010, 8:28 am
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G New -- 9/23/2010, 8:13 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 9/24/2010, 8:39 am
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john faas -- 9/22/2010, 10:23 pm
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John lasky -- 9/22/2010, 12:35 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/23/2010, 1:54 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 9/22/2010, 9:06 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/23/2010, 1:48 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 9/23/2010, 8:19 am
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Mike Bielski -- 9/22/2010, 10:21 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 9/22/2010, 3:55 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 9/22/2010, 10:13 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 9/23/2010, 8:16 am
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Mike Bielski -- 9/23/2010, 8:23 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 9/23/2010, 8:38 am
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Dave Gentry -- 9/21/2010, 11:51 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/22/2010, 10:17 am
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barry boyette -- 9/22/2010, 7:00 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/21/2010, 11:56 pm
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john faas -- 9/22/2010, 1:33 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/23/2010, 1:46 am