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   BG | Jun 14, 2005 01:58pm | #1

   Mlw13,
   I tried something new the other day to clean up my cabinet clamps...maybe it would work for you. I scraped off the glue with an old chisel and then applied a 50/50 mixture of vinegar and mineral spirits (turps might have been better) and worked that with 000 steel wool. A quarter cup of each was plenty of product..good luck

    

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   dukeone | Jun 14, 2005 04:05pm | #2

   I used the wire brush on my bench grinder, though it might chew up the teeth if it happened too often.

   KDM

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   WillGeorge | Jun 14, 2005 07:42pm | #3

   I use a X-ACTO knife.. Pops it right out!

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   jazzdogg | Jun 15, 2005 02:05am | #4

   The last time I had to clean up several, after a semester of abuse by students, I knocked off the easy clumps with a handled scraper; to remove the tenacious bits, I used a brass brush and scotchbrite pads after subjecting the clamp surface to the output of a clothing steamer with distilled water and vinegar in the reservoir.

   -Jazzdogg-

   Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right.

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   WillGeorge | Jun 15, 2005 02:25pm | #5

   after a semester of abuse by students..

   I would think part of their grade should be tool up-keep!

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   AlanTurner | Jun 15, 2005 04:26pm | #6

   I genereally tap the glue with a hammer after fully dry, and because it is basically brittle, it just chips or falls right off.

   Alan

   http://www.alanturnerfurnituremaker.com