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Offline soy

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urac or tb3
« on: October 15, 2011, 12:18:24 am »
Just wondering witch is best for gluing on backing (wood to wood) urac 185 or tb3
Is this bow making a sickness? or the cure...

Offline Pat B

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Re: urac or tb3
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2011, 01:07:34 am »
Urac is THE BEST wood/wood glue!...but either will work for wood backings.
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Offline missilemaster

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Re: urac or tb3
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2011, 01:52:33 am »
I just go done tillering and shooting a BBI I made and I used TB#. Worked just fine.

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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Re: urac or tb3
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2011, 03:06:37 am »
I fell in love with URAC 183. 

Don't add too little hardner and try to keep it in a warm place while curing.  I use a hot box at about 140* for a few hours and it works like a charm.  The best rate for it I have found is at 3Rivers.  It's DIRT CHEAP through the maker Nelson paint BUT there is a shipping surcharge which kills the value unless you buy by the gallon.

If you want a more clear cure you can mix a little sodium chloride in water to create a slurry then add a few drops of that to the glue (13:1 ratio).  The hardner it comes with is mostly walnut shell flour which helps with the gap filling.

I like how it smells.  Not like an epoxy.

Offline bubby

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Re: urac or tb3
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2011, 07:43:45 am »
I used to have trouble with tb setting up to fast unless it was just a flat bow, course here in the summer it's 112 deg. and dry as a bone, urac gives me al kinds of time to get everything assembled, Bub
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Re: urac or tb3
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2011, 01:51:59 am »
Thanks for the help guys  ;)
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Offline adb

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Re: urac or tb3
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2011, 12:47:55 pm »
I can't get URAC, so I use TB3 with no problems. The glue line is invisible, and it cleans up with water. It's also cheap, and readily available.

Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: urac or tb3
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2011, 05:01:44 pm »
Both are more than adequate. Each has its own quirks so I find it hard to switch from one to the other.
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