I am looking for suggestions for some sort of roll of brown paper or
something that I can use to cover the area which I use for my assembly table
so that dripping glue can be captured, rolled up, and disposed of. I am
tired of swabbing my assembly surface with a wet sponge. I'm sure a number
of readers will have a much better idea.
I did read about using a vinyl table cover for this purpose in the October
2004 issue of Wood magazine but it seems to me that you are still having to
clean something up that won't come completely clean.
TIA.
Dick Snyder
Put a good coat of wax on your assembly table/surface.
When the glue drips are completely dry they pop off
easily with a putty knife.
Art
"Dick Snyder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I am looking for suggestions for some sort of roll of brown paper or
> something that I can use to cover the area which I use for my assembly table
> so that dripping glue can be captured, rolled up, and disposed of. I am
> tired of swabbing my assembly surface with a wet sponge. I'm sure a number
> of readers will have a much better idea.
>
> I did read about using a vinyl table cover for this purpose in the October
> 2004 issue of Wood magazine but it seems to me that you are still having to
> clean something up that won't come completely clean.
>
> TIA.
>
> Dick Snyder
>
>
On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 09:16:35 -0400, "Dick Snyder"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>This discussion about protecting your assembly surface prompts me to ask
>what people are using for an assembly surface. Do you have a dedicated
>table, an outfeed table that doubles as an assembly table, a woodworking
>bench that doubles as an assembly table or?????
table saw is centered in the shop. outfeed from that is a 4x8 table
that serves as assembly, general workbench and yes, outfeed for the
saw.
I don't know how big you need, but I find wax paper works fine. You
can also use to rub down your tablesaw table when you throw it away
too.
On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 21:19:53 -0400, "Dick Snyder"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I am looking for suggestions for some sort of roll of brown paper or
>something that I can use to cover the area which I use for my assembly table
>so that dripping glue can be captured, rolled up, and disposed of. I am
>tired of swabbing my assembly surface with a wet sponge. I'm sure a number
>of readers will have a much better idea.
>
>I did read about using a vinyl table cover for this purpose in the October
>2004 issue of Wood magazine but it seems to me that you are still having to
>clean something up that won't come completely clean.
>
>TIA.
>
>Dick Snyder
>
Well I use egg crate ceiling tile. Lay out about 12 of them and have at
it, Same ones for painting. When the holes start to get full just empty.
You might be able to get them free from some office building . They look
like crap when a corner is broken off , up in the ceiling , so
maintenance usually just replace them and throw out the old ones. Guess
companies should not complain if you take them. Company would not have
to pay to get rid of them, Also save some space in the landfill. Course
you can always buy new,
"Dick Snyder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Thanks for all the replies. Looks like my best short term bet is the roll
> of brown paper that you can buy at Home Depot as I do not have a smooth
> surface for my assembly area (a piece of plywood on a stable surface). A
> planned future project is to improve my assembly table and it looks like
> waxed Melamine will be a good bet.
>
Butcher paper is slick on one side if you care to pay the price.
MDO (yes, O, not F) with shellac and some wax sheds glue at my place,
structurally better than melamine, too.
Thanks for all the replies. Looks like my best short term bet is the roll of
brown paper that you can buy at Home Depot as I do not have a smooth surface
for my assembly area (a piece of plywood on a stable surface). A planned
future project is to improve my assembly table and it looks like waxed
Melamine will be a good bet.
Dick
"Dick Snyder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I am looking for suggestions for some sort of roll of brown paper or
>something that I can use to cover the area which I use for my assembly
>table so that dripping glue can be captured, rolled up, and disposed of. I
>am tired of swabbing my assembly surface with a wet sponge. I'm sure a
>number of readers will have a much better idea.
>
> I did read about using a vinyl table cover for this purpose in the October
> 2004 issue of Wood magazine but it seems to me that you are still having
> to clean something up that won't come completely clean.
>
> TIA.
>
> Dick Snyder
>
Sat, Oct 15, 2005, 9:19pm [email protected] (Dick=A0Snyder)
doth mumble:
I am looking for suggestions for some sort of roll of brown paper or
something that I can use to cover the area which I use for my assembly
table so that dripping glue can be captured, rolled up, and disposed of.
<snip>
Waxed paper. It's cheap, you can get it at your local grocery
store, and stores are open late - a few even open all night, in case
you're working late. Never occurred to me to use anything else. This
is one even my mother would have suggested.
JOAT
Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person
who doesn't get it.
On 15-Oct-2005, "Dick Snyder" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I did read about using a vinyl table cover for this purpose in the October
> 2004 issue of Wood magazine but it seems to me that you are still having to
> clean something up that won't come completely clean.
If you can find a big enough sheet of Teflon (PTFE), you will not have to
worry about any glue you're likely to use. Polypropylene sheet would be
almost as good in terms of non-stick. Teflon is a lot more expensive and
not as tough.
E.g: Natural Polypro Smooth 1/8"x48"x96" Code: PP187-48096 Price: $59.55
Natural basically means white.
from <http://thecuttingboardfactory.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=TCBF&Category_Code=3xy>
(no affiliation - just a quick google hit)
Mike
Guess I'm not the only one then.....................
"Wood Butcher" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> "Dick Snyder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>
>> > This discussion about protecting your assembly surface prompts me to
>> > ask
>> > what people are using for an assembly surface. Do you have a dedicated
>> > table, an outfeed table that doubles as an assembly table, a
>> > woodworking
>> > bench that doubles as an assembly table or?????
>>
>> Any flat surface that is large enough. Mostly the workbench, but also
>> the
>> table saw, router table, outdoor furniture, etc. One of my goals today is
>> to
>> clean off the bench top as too much crap is accumulating on it.
>>
>
> The same for me. Usually the tablesaw, unless I have to pound on things
> then
> it's the workbench or the floor. I also use a pair of sawhorses with a
> door
> across them. Most of the time it's whatever has the least crap on it.
>
> Art
>
>
Wax the top. I do this and a plastic scraper or thumb nail removes glue
drips.
max
> I am looking for suggestions for some sort of roll of brown paper or
> something that I can use to cover the area which I use for my assembly table
> so that dripping glue can be captured, rolled up, and disposed of. I am
> tired of swabbing my assembly surface with a wet sponge. I'm sure a number
> of readers will have a much better idea.
>
> I did read about using a vinyl table cover for this purpose in the October
> 2004 issue of Wood magazine but it seems to me that you are still having to
> clean something up that won't come completely clean.
>
> TIA.
>
> Dick Snyder
>
>
"J T" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> Never occurred to me to use anything else. This is one even my mother
> would have suggested.
That shows just how much your mother loved you.
After reading this thread I spent some time today waxing my bench top,
outfeed table, fence and rails, and anything else that was flat.
"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Dick Snyder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> > This discussion about protecting your assembly surface prompts me to ask
> > what people are using for an assembly surface. Do you have a dedicated
> > table, an outfeed table that doubles as an assembly table, a woodworking
> > bench that doubles as an assembly table or?????
>
> Any flat surface that is large enough. Mostly the workbench, but also the
> table saw, router table, outdoor furniture, etc. One of my goals today is to
> clean off the bench top as too much crap is accumulating on it.
>
The same for me. Usually the tablesaw, unless I have to pound on things then
it's the workbench or the floor. I also use a pair of sawhorses with a door
across them. Most of the time it's whatever has the least crap on it.
Art
In article <[email protected]>,
"Dick Snyder" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am looking for suggestions for some sort of roll of brown paper or
> something that I can use to cover the area which I use for my assembly table
> so that dripping glue can be captured, rolled up, and disposed of. I am
> tired of swabbing my assembly surface with a wet sponge. I'm sure a number
> of readers will have a much better idea.
>
> I did read about using a vinyl table cover for this purpose in the October
> 2004 issue of Wood magazine but it seems to me that you are still having to
> clean something up that won't come completely clean.
>
> TIA.
>
> Dick Snyder
A sheet of melamine works nicely. The trick is to let the glue dry
before you remove it. The wet stuff just smears.
Same trick with silicone. When I spill some on a countertop (the
so-called "drip-less" caulking guns seldom work as advertised), I tape a
coffee cup over it and a note: Do NOT touch. When it's set, it pulls
right off.
One site I often visit because it is full of useful information is
http://www.gluguru.com/
On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 21:19:53 -0400, "Dick Snyder"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I am looking for suggestions for some sort of roll of brown paper or
>something that I can use to cover the area which I use for my assembly table
>so that dripping glue can be captured, rolled up, and disposed of. I am
>tired of swabbing my assembly surface with a wet sponge. I'm sure a number
>of readers will have a much better idea.
>
>I did read about using a vinyl table cover for this purpose in the October
>2004 issue of Wood magazine but it seems to me that you are still having to
>clean something up that won't come completely clean.
>
>TIA.
>
>Dick Snyder
>
my assembly table is waxed melamine. glue pops right off.
Dick Snyder wrote:
> I am looking for suggestions for some sort of roll of brown paper or
> something that I can use to cover the area which I use for my assembly table
> so that dripping glue can be captured, rolled up, and disposed of.
I assemble on sheets of melamine. The glue flakes off and the melamine
stands in the corner when not in use.
Barry
Go to the paint dept of any borg - ask for "the big roll of brown paper" -
they will tell you exactly where it is.
Its called a contractors roll in my orange borg.
Then go to the PVC isle - find on that it fits in and make a nice hanger,
ripper that hangs off the end of your bench.
Also pick up some small spring clamps and mount then under neith on the
opposite side so you just roll out and clip.
"Dick Snyder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I am looking for suggestions for some sort of roll of brown paper or
>something that I can use to cover the area which I use for my assembly
>table so that dripping glue can be captured, rolled up, and disposed of. I
>am tired of swabbing my assembly surface with a wet sponge. I'm sure a
>number of readers will have a much better idea.
>
> I did read about using a vinyl table cover for this purpose in the October
> 2004 issue of Wood magazine but it seems to me that you are still having
> to clean something up that won't come completely clean.
>
> TIA.
>
> Dick Snyder
>
"Dick Snyder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> This discussion about protecting your assembly surface prompts me to ask
> what people are using for an assembly surface. Do you have a dedicated
> table, an outfeed table that doubles as an assembly table, a woodworking
> bench that doubles as an assembly table or?????
Any flat surface that is large enough. Mostly the workbench, but also the
table saw, router table, outdoor furniture, etc. One of my goals today is to
clean off the bench top as too much crap is accumulating on it.
This discussion about protecting your assembly surface prompts me to ask
what people are using for an assembly surface. Do you have a dedicated
table, an outfeed table that doubles as an assembly table, a woodworking
bench that doubles as an assembly table or?????
"Wood Butcher" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Put a good coat of wax on your assembly table/surface.
> When the glue drips are completely dry they pop off
> easily with a putty knife.
>
> Art
>
> "Dick Snyder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> I am looking for suggestions for some sort of roll of brown paper or
>> something that I can use to cover the area which I use for my assembly
>> table
>> so that dripping glue can be captured, rolled up, and disposed of. I am
>> tired of swabbing my assembly surface with a wet sponge. I'm sure a
>> number
>> of readers will have a much better idea.
>>
>> I did read about using a vinyl table cover for this purpose in the
>> October
>> 2004 issue of Wood magazine but it seems to me that you are still having
>> to
>> clean something up that won't come completely clean.
>>
>> TIA.
>>
>> Dick Snyder
>>
>>
>
>
Sun, Oct 16, 2005, 9:16am [email protected] (Dick=A0Snyder)
asketh, but doth ot sayeth:
This discussion about protecting your assembly surface prompts me to ask
what people are using for an assembly surface. Do you have a dedicated
table, an outfeed table that doubles as an assembly table, a woodworking
bench that doubles as an assembly table or?????
Pertinent question. Especially since the original poster is using
a chunk of plywood. But, you didn't say what you use.
Personally, I think a lot of us don't have the luxury of a dedicated
assembly table. Most of my stuff is assembled on a top I made to fit
over my wood lathe. It's also used for painting, glueing up, stacking
stuff on- whatever's appropriate at the time. I used to use a piece of
plywood on two sawhorses, but now that's used mostly for storing jigs,
patterns, and something else I can't thing what it is just now, but I
know it's real important stuff..
JOAT
Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person
who doesn't get it.
I am the original poster - plywood it is on sawhorses.
"J T" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Sun, Oct 16, 2005, 9:16am [email protected] (Dick Snyder)
asketh, but doth ot sayeth:
This discussion about protecting your assembly surface prompts me to ask
what people are using for an assembly surface. Do you have a dedicated
table, an outfeed table that doubles as an assembly table, a woodworking
bench that doubles as an assembly table or?????
Pertinent question. Especially since the original poster is using
a chunk of plywood. But, you didn't say what you use.
Personally, I think a lot of us don't have the luxury of a dedicated
assembly table. Most of my stuff is assembled on a top I made to fit
over my wood lathe. It's also used for painting, glueing up, stacking
stuff on- whatever's appropriate at the time. I used to use a piece of
plywood on two sawhorses, but now that's used mostly for storing jigs,
patterns, and something else I can't thing what it is just now, but I
know it's real important stuff..
JOAT
Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person
who doesn't get it.