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   Jfrostjr | Dec 06, 2006 05:06pm | #1

   Yes - but be prepared for a "Chinese Fire Drill" as the stuff foams and drips and generally creates a mess.

   On a recent job I finally gave up my frustration and started laughing as the floor was full of drips (the piece overlapped my glue-up table), my clamps got sticky, my gloves got sticky, my shoes got sticky - all while the clock was ticking.

   In the end the items got cleaned up and the lamination turned out just fine with no "creep".

   Frosty

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   BilWil | Dec 06, 2006 06:29pm | #2

   Polyurethane is messy and will show if you don't remove it all prior to finishing.  I've only had one failure of Polyurathane glue and that was when I didn't wet the surface that goes against the glue.  That joint failed, and I had to redo the job.  I went to my supplier and to the folks at woodweb adhesives forum and they both told me to wet the surface that would go against the glue.

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   mudman | Dec 06, 2006 07:31pm | #3

   I really dislike Poly glue. I only use it for outdoor cabinetry, and I am considering switching to TiteBond 3. The stuff is messy, ugly, and I tend to use it up a lot faster. At the end of the day my hands are black, no I don't wear gloves. On something like the broad surfaces encountered when laminating it would be more messy than normal. I know that Poly has good elasticity when cured, but that could mean creep in a lamination. I don't know that from experience, just a guess. I would use epoxy for outdoor laminations.

   Pardon my spelling,

   Mike

   Make sure that your next project is beyond your skill and requires tools you don't have. You won't regret it.