Framar
WOW Framer
I started ordering chops with wedges when I could not find any bright putties for the corners on certain frames, or for frames with round edges which do not fit in my Stanley.
Problem is - the glue I normally use, Maxim, is sets up in one minute (can no longer find the five minute stuff) and that is not enough time to do all four corners at once. I find that no matter who I order these from, they need a lot of finessing and juggling.
I switched to Frank's - but it seems to be too runny for wood.
Then I tried Weld Bond - which is OK but doesn't seem very grippy.
Last couple of frames I had so much trouble with I ended up using and sinking brads.
So, if you have ever used these things (the ones that look like little bow ties or the ones that look like Tie Fighters), what is your method of approach? Do you make two L shapes and then join them (as one would with a Stanley)? Or do you do all four corners at once?
What glue do you use?
This is driving me nuts. I have been joining frames with a vise for almost 50 years (Kramer joined frames with a furniture vise - the Stanley seems like a Godsend after that!) and I feel like an idiot.

Problem is - the glue I normally use, Maxim, is sets up in one minute (can no longer find the five minute stuff) and that is not enough time to do all four corners at once. I find that no matter who I order these from, they need a lot of finessing and juggling.
I switched to Frank's - but it seems to be too runny for wood.
Then I tried Weld Bond - which is OK but doesn't seem very grippy.
Last couple of frames I had so much trouble with I ended up using and sinking brads.
So, if you have ever used these things (the ones that look like little bow ties or the ones that look like Tie Fighters), what is your method of approach? Do you make two L shapes and then join them (as one would with a Stanley)? Or do you do all four corners at once?
What glue do you use?
This is driving me nuts. I have been joining frames with a vise for almost 50 years (Kramer joined frames with a furniture vise - the Stanley seems like a Godsend after that!) and I feel like an idiot.
