Hi turner types ….
I have a project that involves turning a handle for a rod shaped instrument/tool. Long story not worth relating. Suffice it to say, the rod is ~3/8″ diameter and it’s not possible to turn the handle, drill a hole and slip it over the rod. The rod’s bent on one end and flared at the other.
My approach is thus … slice a piece of wood exactly in half. Glue the pcs back together using hot melt glue(?). Turn the handle, drill the hole, take the pcs apart and fit them on the rod using copper or brass rivets.
Ripping it first b4 turning is takes care of the blade kerf and ripping it while square is easier than ripping a (more or less) cylindrical shape.
I guess I’m just throwing this out in case anyone has a better approach. Would the old titebond & paper routine work better for the temporary gluing of the pcs back together or would hot melt hold.
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A possible variation would be to drill and turn the handle and then split it with a chisel. If you pick a wood that splits clean, you might get a better glue line than with ripping.
I would not use hot melt just because I think it would be tough to get a real thin layer.
Thanks, unc'. Splitting hadn't occured to me. A good clean split could be glued backtogether almost without showing a joint.
I'm with ya on the hotmelt. The few times I've used it it seems to gel too fast to get a thin glue line. I've parted off pieces from waste stock on the face plate that had been glued up using the paper separation business with tite bond but they didn't come apart all that easy.
Reading Rich's comments about hidee glue (another topic line) he mentions that hide glue is heat senstive. Would a hair dryer be sufficient to soften it up if I were to use hide glue for the temporary bond? Then there's the problem of re-gluing....
Sheesh .... Dennis in Bellevue WA
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Hot Hide glue is a very good way to approach your problem.
When ready to disassemble the joint, heat tap water in a kettle and run the joint through the steam when the water in the kettle is boiling. Or use any other more sophisticated way which you have to generate steam.
A little alcohol, yes, even Isopropyl, seems to help in separating the joint.
The glue can be completely removed.
If buying a pound of hot hide glue doesn't suit your fancy, buy a container of Franklin's Liquid Hide Glue. Despite all the criticisms that Luthiers make about the stuff, it works very well if not out of date (and even if it is out of date)
FWIW
William
I make something, sometimes twice, each year.
Thanks for the note, William. Never worked with hide glue before. That's what I *love* about this craft/art-whatever ... there's always something new around the corner.
Dennis in Bellevue WA
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