I made this little gem about 20 years ago, still works great. It really cuts down on the time and mess of edge glueing panels. The roller was turned down from a salvaged wringer washing machine roller. the glue tray was glued up from a section of PVC sewer pipe and end caps. To limit the amount of glue on the roller I made a thickness setter from a piece of formica. The pillow blocks are overkill, The 1/10 hp. gear motor purshased from a surplus joint for 10 bucks, for the real big jobs I have a pto adapter that fits on my kabota, this gadget really put an end to the sticky fingers in my shop.
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Well I'll tell you what thats pretty darn slick maybe you'd better think about getting a patten on it before somone slips in and ends up making big $ $ $ $ $ on your brain child. I'd like to know if it would be ok if I built one similar to yours.
Thanks Much,
JIM CLARK
the"PUTTERIN YANKEE"woodworking shop;where all my big boy toys are kept
Thanks Doc however it's would be pretty hard to patent this gizmo since it's really a low tech version of a commerical glue spreader minus the $600 price tag. Feel free to copy mine, it's one of those things I built on a whim with the intention of building a new and improved version some point in time, it worked so well I never bothered with an upgrade.
Armin,
I never relised there was a factory spreader already made I've never seen one before. I appreciate you sharing your version and since I do a lot of edge gluing/jointing I'm going to put building your version of the spreader right at the top of my project list.At any rate again I thank you for your time in sending it to all the other woodworkers my self included Thanks Again, JIM CLARK
http://www.jamesltaylor.com/glueproducts.html
More ideas on glue spreader...There's also a air powered tank system with all kinds of nozzles by another manufacturer. Most of this stuff has been around for years. I first saw it over 30 years ago and it was old then.
Rick
Great idea. I noticed a section of pvc pipe & caps sitting on the bench next to the spreader. Are you able to seal the spreader up sufficiently with this cap or do you have to empty the tray and clean the roller after each use. I'm just curious, because I have no experience with something like this. Thanks.
After I made the basic spreader I glued up the endcaps to a section of 4 in. PVC pipe and drilled a 5/8 hole in the center to allow the shaft to pass through, then I cut the pipe in half on the bandsaw. The bottom half holds the glue the upper half is a cover, we only have enough clamps to glue up 12 panels at a time so we cover the pot while while one batch is setting up. We clean it at the end of the day with warm water.
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