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Gregory

Gregory

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Anyone else use a mini heat gun?

Mini Heat Gun - 300 Watt

 

I got tired of waiting on the glue to dry on my rigging knots, siezings & etc.  So I thought I would try this out..

 

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Not too long, and not too close on the low setting, and my thinned white glue dries in seconds..

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Bob Cleek

Bob Cleek

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That will do it, for off-model rigging jobs, at least. A similar effect can be achieved by simply blowing for a couple of seconds on a knot dampened with shellac. The alcohol evaporates very quickly. The same is true if one thins their white carpenter's glue with denatured alcohol. It's the water content in the thinned glue that slows the curing time way down.

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