07-03-2012, 10:20 AM
For future reference, here's a trick I learned from John "Hagstar" Hagman:
Apply Titebond II to the surfaces you wish to clamp together. Press the veneer into place, then using a very old iron that you don't care about (because glue WILL get on the bottom of it), iron the veneer until it has set. Go ahead and turn the iron up to its highest heat setting. While doing this, be careful that you don't move the veneer around as you iron it, else it will set in the wrong position!
I used this trick to glue together the front panel of my 41-231 "Little Bullet," which had become completely delaminated. It worked - and the radio looks good now.
I found an old 1960s-era GE iron at a yard sale for 50 cents; this is the iron I use for ironing veneer. Still works fine.
Whatever you do, don't use the wife's good iron or you may end up in divorce court!
Apply Titebond II to the surfaces you wish to clamp together. Press the veneer into place, then using a very old iron that you don't care about (because glue WILL get on the bottom of it), iron the veneer until it has set. Go ahead and turn the iron up to its highest heat setting. While doing this, be careful that you don't move the veneer around as you iron it, else it will set in the wrong position!
I used this trick to glue together the front panel of my 41-231 "Little Bullet," which had become completely delaminated. It worked - and the radio looks good now.
I found an old 1960s-era GE iron at a yard sale for 50 cents; this is the iron I use for ironing veneer. Still works fine.Whatever you do, don't use the wife's good iron or you may end up in divorce court!
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
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