Re: PL Premium
> testing or used the boat yet. Takes a while (days or weeks in coldAdhesive
> weather) to harden. I think there is PL Premium Construction
> and then some other type or types.The PL polyurethane glue comes in a bottle. I've used it for various
things and it seems to work but I don't go whacking things with
hammers.
I did make a test - an old brick, with a piece of okume glued to it,
and a "padeye" cut from a scrapped inflatable dinghy glued to that.
It's all still in one piece. I use it as a ballast weight for sailing
models. The padeye is so when the model capsizes, the ballast doesn't
head for the bottom of the bay.
There is a PL Polyurethane which comes in a large tube.
There is also a PL which is 'construction adhesive' and seems to be
the
same sort of stuff as liquid nails (a must-avoid product, if you ask
me).
PL also makes polyurethane caulking which runs about $4.50 for 10 oz,
comes in different colors, there is a 'housing grade' and a 'marine
grade' which are about a dime apart in price. I don't know what the
difference is; the contents seem identical.
I am going to use this to caulk-glue the bottom onto a small (6ft)
model scow and see how it works.
Must be more than one flavor of this stuff, as I have some that came
in a caulking tube. Seemed to work fine, but I haven't done any
testing or used the boat yet. Takes a while (days or weeks in cold
weather) to harden. I think there is PL Premium Construction Adhesive
and then some other type or types.
in a caulking tube. Seemed to work fine, but I haven't done any
testing or used the boat yet. Takes a while (days or weeks in cold
weather) to harden. I think there is PL Premium Construction Adhesive
and then some other type or types.
--- Inbolger@egroups.com, gbship@i... wrote:
> Several members of the list have mentioned at times using PL
Premium
> polyurethane glue. I always thought it was some kind of caulk glue,
> like Liquid Nails, but got some at Home Depot yesterday. It looks
> like the old Gorilla Glue,
Several members of the list have mentioned at times using PL Premium
polyurethane glue. I always thought it was some kind of caulk glue,
like Liquid Nails, but got some at Home Depot yesterday. It looks
like the old Gorilla Glue, one of the first polyurethanes (haven't
seen it lately, so I don't know if that company has folded). My
question for those who have used PL Premium is: how well does it
hold? Have you made masts with it or other joints that aren't backed
up by mechanical fastenings? My homemade tests several years ago
showed the while Gorilla Glue was ultimately waterproof, including
holding when boiled, it wasn't very strong. A couple moderate whacks
with a hammer and the joint would fail, and it was always the glue,
not the wood that gave way. That was unlike Titebond II (as long as
the joint stayed dry) and epoxy where the wood always failed first.
I'll probably be doing some testing on the PL Premium, but was
curious about the experiences of others.
Thanx!
Gary Blankenship
Tallahassee, FL
polyurethane glue. I always thought it was some kind of caulk glue,
like Liquid Nails, but got some at Home Depot yesterday. It looks
like the old Gorilla Glue, one of the first polyurethanes (haven't
seen it lately, so I don't know if that company has folded). My
question for those who have used PL Premium is: how well does it
hold? Have you made masts with it or other joints that aren't backed
up by mechanical fastenings? My homemade tests several years ago
showed the while Gorilla Glue was ultimately waterproof, including
holding when boiled, it wasn't very strong. A couple moderate whacks
with a hammer and the joint would fail, and it was always the glue,
not the wood that gave way. That was unlike Titebond II (as long as
the joint stayed dry) and epoxy where the wood always failed first.
I'll probably be doing some testing on the PL Premium, but was
curious about the experiences of others.
Thanx!
Gary Blankenship
Tallahassee, FL
PL Premium is a polyurethane construction adhesive sold in tubes. It is
waterproof and seemingly extremely strong. I heard about it from Herb
McCleod a Canadian builder who designed the one sheet skiff I built. He
has used it on other boats as well. Michalak's AF3 I believe. I used it
below the waterline on Featherwind. I love the stuff. Smoosh it on and
screw or nail it. No mixing. Cures hard enough to sand and machine.
Brownish in color. I've found it at home stores like Lowes, Home Depot,
or Scotties.
David
David Jost wrote:
developed skin cancer at an early age. It is now considered to have a
lot of character. What is PL Premium?
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waterproof and seemingly extremely strong. I heard about it from Herb
McCleod a Canadian builder who designed the one sheet skiff I built. He
has used it on other boats as well. Michalak's AF3 I believe. I used it
below the waterline on Featherwind. I love the stuff. Smoosh it on and
screw or nail it. No mixing. Cures hard enough to sand and machine.
Brownish in color. I've found it at home stores like Lowes, Home Depot,
or Scotties.
David
David Jost wrote:
>I hope you are not the one who laquered my Selmer Tenor. It
> David,
developed skin cancer at an early age. It is now considered to have a
lot of character. What is PL Premium?
david beede <juliej-@...> wrote:
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> Stan,draft
> I have to confess that I have a 22' Seaward "store bought" with a
> 750 lb keel and lots of kewl weekender comfort thingies and 1'11"
> that serves me well for all my cruising needs, so I lean heavilytowards
> the "I can muscle this thing around all by myself" kind of boats. Ia
> worked in an iron forge as a kid and then built (and lacquer sprayed)
> few thousand musical instruments over a 15 year period, so I need nothat
> help with my drawl (and drool) "Don't worry, it does everybody like
> at first...." Hell, I try not even to use epoxy... I'm more a PLPremium
> and bronze nails guy. There, my secret is out!keel is
> So, hell let the coronations begin anyway! I love celebrations for
> any reason!
> A toast to MICRO! And long may she rule!
>
> Stan Muller wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi David,
> Your looking at this keel thing in the wrong light, the Micro
> a right of passage, an initiation into a very exclusive club. Inthis
> day of conspicuous machismo, wouldn't you like to be able to pointto
> the keel and proudly say, "See that there keel, I put 450 pounds oflead
> into it, in one piece, by hand!" Just think of how great it wouldbe, to
> be able to add, "I overcame keel anxiety" to your résumé. Last, butin
> no way least, Is the fact that within this brotherhood of keelmakers,
> there is the ability of always being to recognize a fellow keelmaker.
> Not with a secret hand shake, nor a hidden word, but by the glazeover
> our eyes and the slow speech brought about by messing about in lead,leaden
> while messing about in boats. So I say, "Micro owners, hold you
> crown high and let the coronation continue.way of
>
> Stan, Snow Goose. (Lead; not just a metal, but rather, a calming
> life.)Micro,
>
> Subject: [bolger] Re: Near Bejeweled Coronation
> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 08:02:27 -0500
> From: David Beede <juliejj@...>
>
> > Not so fast now! Hold the coronation! I have great admiration for
> > but in terms of building bang for buck I'm still inclined to nothaving
> > to mess with lead. I know folks have come up with some cleverways to
> > deal with pouring 450 pounds of lead... however if my guestimationtakes to
> > serves me - I could build 2 or 3 Featherwinds in the time it
> > plan, collect, weld tid bits, make mold, melt and pour Micro'skeel. If
> > there were a water ballast version of Micro.... now that mightget my
> > vote.--
>
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