Llama Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Ok, yep... I love that song.To the point, it's cold outside!More to the point, my glue is cold outside!So, to all of the detached garage woodworkers amongst us.. Do y'all keep your glue inside until you're ready for a glue up? Any non-obvious tips?And yes, y'all is a word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 I don't. I also don't keep my shop heated. I've never noticed any adverse effects so, will be interested in other opinions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Turner Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Before i moved my shop into the basement and it was in the garage, i always had issue with glue, but that was in 40 below weather, and from what i noticed and maybe it was just me but the glue didnt seem to work as well after it warmed either 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMarcel Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 I keep my glue in the fridge. Decidedly different environment here... 91ºF today on November 12th. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 I try to keep my glue in the house when it's cold out, if I can remember! I have a new bottle of titebond II in my unheated shop right now, it's about 19 out this morning... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pghmyn Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Wisconsin winter can go suck grapes for all I'm concerned right now. I love the cold, but not walking to class in it. It's miserable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 My glue is comfy - low today was 63 and 75 will be the high in coastal SC. May pay a visit to Winyah Bay today with the boat!! I've never been to Wisconsin so I don't know how the glue reacts to 30 below but I think I'd keep the glue inside and tote it to the shop when I went out. (and like "y'all", tote is a word too). Paul keeps his in the fridge....what's that 40 degrees? HEY...I have a question...if you have a fridge...in an unheated shop.... in Wisconsin....does it stay at 40 degrees on the inside????? I've been to AZ twice (Scottsdale) IN APRIL NO LESS and it was hot.........freakin...hot!!!.....I think when the Lord finished making the earth, there was a huge hole. He said, "can't have that...." so He threw sand, rocks, cactus, and rattlesnakes in it and said, "One day, they will call it Arizona and strangely enough, people will willingly live there...." Sorry Paul...Sorry Marc. I started to say something about Texas too; but I'll just anger one people group at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 >>Paul keeps his in the fridge....what's that 40 degrees? HEY...I have a question...if you have a fridge...in an unheated shop.... in Wisconsin....does it stay at 40 degrees on the inside????? More or less depending on the location in the shop. My folks always left a fridge in their unheated garage and things rarely froze but even unheated the garage never was quite as cold as outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBaker Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Before i moved my shop into the basement and it was in the garage, i always had issue with glue, but that was in 40 below weather, and from what i noticed and maybe it was just me but the glue didnt seem to work as well after it warmed either If your Titebond freezes, it will ruin the bonding properties of the glue. You will notice that it also turns white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 I saw a tip in one of my old magazines this morning, it showed a pic of a styrofoam cooler with a nightlight plugged into an extension cord inside of it. The thermometer inside it said 70! Cheap, seems fairly safe, and effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Pritchard Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 I tend to migrate south for the winter. Or at least migrate from my barn shop into the house. Nova Scotia winters aren't as cold as some places, but as this is a hobby for me, I'm not going to suffer for my art *that* much. When I migrate into my much smaller mud room, I bring my glue and all my finishes with me. Much easier to protect them from freezing. My glue bottle specifically says it works better above 15C, and I've been sticking to that advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Slack Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 I am with Paul Marcel because in Southern California we don't really have winter. However .... in five days I am going to my piece of heaven on earth in Gunnison, CO which is the third coldest county in the US. My shop in the cabin which is in Pitkin, CO Zip 81241 has heated floors ... This will be the first time my wife, dogs and I go for turkey day to the cabin, this summer I installed 10" of foam insulation in the ceiling rafters and chinked the logs, we should be OK. My neighbor told me to take snow shoes because the roads to the cabin are not maintained and they expect a huge amount of snow. We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Turner Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 If your Titebond freezes, it will ruin the bonding properties of the glue. You will notice that it also turns white. I dont use titebond very often, most of the time i use Gorilla Wood Glue....I find it sets faster... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 I always bring my glue into the house when it gets cold. I will also bring a glued up project in the house as well if it's supposed to be below freezing, so that the glue will cure in a reasonable time frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdie Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Today I chucked a bottle of Titebond I forgot to bring in from the garage. Fortunately I had used the majority of it. Still felt like an idiot and wasteful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 I had to toss out some Titebond III that got lumpy and too old so,watch out for that as well. I started buying smaller bottles of it because I don't constantly use it. I have a small thermostatic ceramic heater that I leave on near the glue shelf in my shop when it's freezing weather. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerskevin Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Ya the temperature might create a problem but ,I also faced some similar problems where my temperature use to be below the freezing point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 No offense folks but if you live where your titebond freezes, I have to ask why? But then again, here in Houston in August you can't drop your arms to your side for fear they will stick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 No offense folks but if you live where your titebond freezes, I have to ask why? But then again, here in Houston in August you can't drop your arms to your side for fear they will stick Because August in indiana is the same way and we like a break, 32 feels great compared to 101 and 110% humidity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 I love Indiana, 30, 10, 60, and 80 all possible in the same month. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 I love Indiana, 30, 10, 60, and 80 all possible in the same month. Snow in October, tornadoes in November... It never gets dull! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 We have four definite seasons in Houston: Before summer, summer, after summer and Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 We have four definite seasons in Houston: Before summer, summer, after summer and Christmas So do we, January, May, August, October, the other 8, well, that's anybody's guess. I've seen it get to 60 in January, 20's in May, 72 in August, and be 70 one day in October and 30 the next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 I attribute that to global warming and Obamacare. Oooops, that was tacky. Had absolutely nothing to do w/ Titebond did it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 I attribute that to global warming and Obamacare. Oooops, that was tacky. Had absolutely nothing to do w/ Titebond did it?he'll be trying to ban titebond next! No guns, no glue, no doctors and no electricity! All because a couple wack job ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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