but this time with, I hope, a narrow topic that there's a small but noticeable chance we will stay on.
Is there really any difference between the various yellow PVA glues for our purposes? There are many brands and products - Elmers, TB 1, 2, and 3, Gorilla, and no doubt many more. And they have somewhat different characteristics, with some being more alike than others. But despite their differences, they all have the important things in common, but for one or two points. First, TB Quick and Thick is thick, like it says on the bottle. Good for fillets because it's better than the others at staying put, and possibly not as good for construction. Second, there might be some low quality cheapo brands out there that I have not encountered. Other than that:
Is there really any difference between the various yellow PVA glues for our purposes? There are many brands and products - Elmers, TB 1, 2, and 3, Gorilla, and no doubt many more. And they have somewhat different characteristics, with some being more alike than others. But despite their differences, they all have the important things in common, but for one or two points. First, TB Quick and Thick is thick, like it says on the bottle. Good for fillets because it's better than the others at staying put, and possibly not as good for construction. Second, there might be some low quality cheapo brands out there that I have not encountered. Other than that:
- They're all stronger than the wood, paper, and cardboard we use them to stick together; many glue threads have made this clear as the reason that epoxy is not necessary in LP construction. Let's not go into epoxy here.
- They all harden by evaporation, and therefore shrink.
- They're all grabby.
- They all take paint well.