Denatured alcohol to Degrease wood
03-30-2009, 07:16 AM
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Denatured alcohol to Degrease wood
Well, I am not too cheap to buy acetone. But I have tons of chemicals I would like to use up. Will denatured alcohol or mineral spirts, or even turpentine degrease IPE or osage for glue up?
One guy said hardwood ash and water works the best.
One guy said hardwood ash and water works the best.
03-30-2009, 08:08 PM
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Fork Horn
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RE: Denatured alcohol to Degrease wood
I have always used denatured alcohol to clean aluminum and carbon shafts without any adhesive problems. I believe that Carbon Express recommends using it to clean their shafts. I had little experience with wooden shafts I was told acetone, denatured alcohol and a list of other things. I finally used a degreasing soap and hot water to clean and rinse then let them air dry. It worked well for me.
03-31-2009, 06:44 AM
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RE: Denatured alcohol to Degrease wood
ORIGINAL: NITEHAWKJS
I have always used denatured alcohol to clean aluminum and carbon shafts without any adhesive problems. I believe that Carbon Express recommends using it to clean their shafts. I had little experience with wooden shafts I was told acetone, denatured alcohol and a list of other things. I finally used a degreasing soap and hot water to clean and rinse then let them air dry. It worked well for me.
I have always used denatured alcohol to clean aluminum and carbon shafts without any adhesive problems. I believe that Carbon Express recommends using it to clean their shafts. I had little experience with wooden shafts I was told acetone, denatured alcohol and a list of other things. I finally used a degreasing soap and hot water to clean and rinse then let them air dry. It worked well for me.
I ended up buying acetone. I don't want to do all this work mating up my bamboo to my IPE and have it come apart.
03-31-2009, 07:12 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: Denatured alcohol to Degrease wood
I ended up buying acetone. I don't want to do all this work mating up my bamboo to my IPE and have it come apart.
Good move, I do know that turps is oil based so you would actually be putting oil back into the wood.
03-31-2009, 08:28 AM
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RE: Denatured alcohol to Degrease wood
ORIGINAL: Kanga
Mark
Good move, I do know that turps is oil based so you would actually be putting oil back into the wood.
I ended up buying acetone. I don't want to do all this work mating up my bamboo to my IPE and have it come apart.
Good move, I do know that turps is oil based so you would actually be putting oil back into the wood.
I know building a heat box is a quick thing. I feel like all I do is build tools so I can build bows. I make a tiller stick, I make a tiller tree, I make a form. Now I need a heat box.[:-]
03-31-2009, 08:39 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: Denatured alcohol to Degrease wood
Russ, why can't you move closer so I can borrow your heat box and use URAC instead of TBIII.
Nah gets too cold up there for me mate and too much white stuff on the ground
I ordered a gallong of Aeromarine 400/11 lastFriday,you could have borrowed some of that as well
03-31-2009, 09:19 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: Denatured alcohol to Degrease wood
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
Russ, why can't you move closer so I can borrow your heat box and use URAC instead of TBIII.
I know building a heat box is a quick thing. I feel like all I do is build tools so I can build bows. I make a tiller stick, I make a tiller tree, I make a form. Now I need a heat box.[:-]
ORIGINAL: Kanga
Mark
Good move, I do know that turps is oil based so you would actually be putting oil back into the wood.
I ended up buying acetone. I don't want to do all this work mating up my bamboo to my IPE and have it come apart.
Good move, I do know that turps is oil based so you would actually be putting oil back into the wood.
I know building a heat box is a quick thing. I feel like all I do is build tools so I can build bows. I make a tiller stick, I make a tiller tree, I make a form. Now I need a heat box.[:-]
Make a heat box. Real easy to do. You can make a real cheap one with foam insulation and three lights. Just tape the insulation into a box, big enough to place your form in. Put your lights on the bottom and you got it. Looks like a big foam cooler. If you need it hotter, place a blanket over it. If you need it cooler, crack the top. Ive made a complete oven, this way, under 20 bucks. Ive also made them with stove pipe and a heat gun. Ive even baked bows in a car with the windows up, and parked in the sun on a hot day. Get creative and you can figure out some easy ways to bake a bow.
03-31-2009, 09:36 AM
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RE: Denatured alcohol to Degrease wood
ORIGINAL: burniegoeasily
Aceton all the way. By the way, why would you want to use Urac 185 over titebond III. Once I used titebond III, I will never use Urach 185 agian. Epoxy is way more messy than titebond, and Ive had better results with it as well. All my wood to wood applications get titebond over urac.
Make a heat box. Real easy to do. You can make a real cheap one with foam insulation and three lights. Just tape the insulation into a box, big enough to place your form in. Put your lights on the bottom and you got it. Looks like a big foam cooler. If you need it hotter, place a blanket over it. If you need it cooler, crack the top. Ive made a complete oven, this way, under 20 bucks. Ive also made them with stove pipe and a heat gun. Ive even baked bows in a car with the windows up, and parked in the sun on a hot day. Get creative and you can figure out some easy ways to bake a bow.
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
Russ, why can't you move closer so I can borrow your heat box and use URAC instead of TBIII.
I know building a heat box is a quick thing. I feel like all I do is build tools so I can build bows. I make a tiller stick, I make a tiller tree, I make a form. Now I need a heat box.[:-]
ORIGINAL: Kanga
Mark
Good move, I do know that turps is oil based so you would actually be putting oil back into the wood.
I ended up buying acetone. I don't want to do all this work mating up my bamboo to my IPE and have it come apart.
Good move, I do know that turps is oil based so you would actually be putting oil back into the wood.
I know building a heat box is a quick thing. I feel like all I do is build tools so I can build bows. I make a tiller stick, I make a tiller tree, I make a form. Now I need a heat box.[:-]
Make a heat box. Real easy to do. You can make a real cheap one with foam insulation and three lights. Just tape the insulation into a box, big enough to place your form in. Put your lights on the bottom and you got it. Looks like a big foam cooler. If you need it hotter, place a blanket over it. If you need it cooler, crack the top. Ive made a complete oven, this way, under 20 bucks. Ive also made them with stove pipe and a heat gun. Ive even baked bows in a car with the windows up, and parked in the sun on a hot day. Get creative and you can figure out some easy ways to bake a bow.
Other than that, I figured a heat box would be handy for making hickory bows and keeping em dry. Drying out my boo. Other than that, not sure if need it.
04-01-2009, 04:39 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: Denatured alcohol to Degrease wood
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
Well, I only need the heat box for Epoxy glue ups. I am just having some trouble getting real good mating with things. And know that TBIII isn't gap filling at all.
ORIGINAL: burniegoeasily
Aceton all the way. By the way, why would you want to use Urac 185 over titebond III. Once I used titebond III, I will never use Urach 185 agian. Epoxy is way more messy than titebond, and Ive had better results with it as well. All my wood to wood applications get titebond over urac.
Make a heat box. Real easy to do. You can make a real cheap one with foam insulation and three lights. Just tape the insulation into a box, big enough to place your form in. Put your lights on the bottom and you got it. Looks like a big foam cooler. If you need it hotter, place a blanket over it. If you need it cooler, crack the top. Ive made a complete oven, this way, under 20 bucks. Ive also made them with stove pipe and a heat gun. Ive even baked bows in a car with the windows up, and parked in the sun on a hot day. Get creative and you can figure out some easy ways to bake a bow.
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
Russ, why can't you move closer so I can borrow your heat box and use URAC instead of TBIII.
I know building a heat box is a quick thing. I feel like all I do is build tools so I can build bows. I make a tiller stick, I make a tiller tree, I make a form. Now I need a heat box.[:-]
ORIGINAL: Kanga
Mark
Good move, I do know that turps is oil based so you would actually be putting oil back into the wood.
I ended up buying acetone. I don't want to do all this work mating up my bamboo to my IPE and have it come apart.
Good move, I do know that turps is oil based so you would actually be putting oil back into the wood.
I know building a heat box is a quick thing. I feel like all I do is build tools so I can build bows. I make a tiller stick, I make a tiller tree, I make a form. Now I need a heat box.[:-]
Make a heat box. Real easy to do. You can make a real cheap one with foam insulation and three lights. Just tape the insulation into a box, big enough to place your form in. Put your lights on the bottom and you got it. Looks like a big foam cooler. If you need it hotter, place a blanket over it. If you need it cooler, crack the top. Ive made a complete oven, this way, under 20 bucks. Ive also made them with stove pipe and a heat gun. Ive even baked bows in a car with the windows up, and parked in the sun on a hot day. Get creative and you can figure out some easy ways to bake a bow.