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Doug Gemmell

Doug Gemmell

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One of my framers is threatening me with bodily harm if I buy any more Bonanza moulding. She says that when joining, it sometimes blows the glue joint apart and the Cassese clamps delaminate it where they contact the "wood".

Any suggestions?
 
I'm not sure what you mean by "blows the glue joint apart"?

Is she gluing then clamping then underpinning?

If she is, then it is a waste of time.

I do ALL my frames the same way, glue then underpin without drying in a clamp.

Sorry if I misread this but I have had only good experience with the Bonanza line. (Other than the dust)

Hope this helped,

Bob
 
Glue first, then nail. Set the outside v-nail in further from the outside edge and don't use too many. The mdf gets displaced and will open your joint if too many and too close to edge of moulding.

We use it and love it, easy to cut, easy to join. Just needs to practice and she'll get it right. You're the boss!
 
Yeah Bob, she says she has better luck by gluing and letting them dry first. She's had the best results with the pink hardwood wedges on the one she's working on now (212-061). She said she put two wedges in and the third blew it apart. So I summoned all my managerial skills and told her to just put the two in. She also says it has something to do with the profile because the flatter 86093 worked fine.
 
Thanks JPaul, I'll pass that along.
 
It seems wasteful to invest money in a piece of equipment and then not use it to its full potential. Properly set up, underpinners will join miters tightly and consistently while the glue is wet. If a framer usually has to glue and vice until dry before underpinning, then something is wrong in the set up process.
 
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