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Hello everyone
I ordered a 1 gallon jug of titebond for a bench im making
it nearly costs as much for the postage as the glue....
Me being a tight sod
i just couldnt buy another wee bottle

Im thinking some of you guys must be buying the big bottles too
so i have some questions

Will it keep if i bottle it in airtight jars straight away once opened ?

Or what container (s) do you find that works well ?

If this stuff is still gonna go off..... im gonna be busy
Thanks folks

Tomas

I'd keep it in another container, hopefully airtight.
However, I usually buy the smallest bottle so that my glue is always fresh.

Good luck with the bench build.

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Be careful not to let it get too cold, if PVA type glues reach freezing point they do not fair well at all.

Cheers

Kim

thanks kim for the heads up about the cold
and cheers chris for the free luck with the bench

funny enough i thought it was good to keep titebond cold
I must have been reading too much on those hide glue in the fridge articles

Many people also keep CA glue in the fridge after opening.
Doesn't matter once the tip is cut from the nozzle, but it does extend the life before being opened to the air.

BTW, I also keep my CA in an airtight container.

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"Act your age, not your shoe size" - Prince

If it's a good size bench with a laminated top, you'll probably use up most of the gallon anyhow. What I do in my own shop is store my titebond (I and II) in large squeeze bottles (they have good, airtight caps). I use those to fill up my smaller squeeze bottles. I just find that more convenient because I only have to pour it once, and just squeeze it to refill my smaller bottles. If it's sealed tightly, the shelf life is at least a year, but I buy mine in small bottles anyway because it's convenient to do so (I have a Woodcraft 10 minutes away from me).

I'm curious: what is the typical PVA style clue that cabinet shops in Ireland use? Are you ordering it from the USA, or do you just not have a local source in your town?

http://www.mcmaster.com/#liquid-project ... es/=c6qk6l

Go there and find the "A" type bottle....the first one pictured on the page.

They're cheap, they come in a number of sizes, and they seal airtight.

I keep gobs of them on hand and use them for everything....glues, epoxy components, finishes, solvents....everything.

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StuMusic

Another option is to go to http://usplastics.com and find similar bottles. The price is outstanding, they are fast, and there is no minimum.

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Thanks for the replys guys

I'm curious: what is the typical PVA style clue that cabinet shops in Ireland use? Are you ordering it from the USA, or do you just not have a local source in your town?



We have evo stick pva here or cascamite ,..

I dont like cascamite after dismantaling 5 hardwood doors , its brittle and it seems too thick to be suitable for laminating
i havnt tested the evostick though i looked for people using it on UK woodwork threads

and ever since i found titebond ive always had great results with it ...yesterday i tried to break a 3/4" lammed cuttoff
no chance

Bottom line
what you guys are sayin that titebond will last for a year but
start to go off the second i open the bottle
i dont have money to be buying bottles though thinking about it
i think ill gonna test some shampoo bottles
Their must be some kind of bottle with an airlock chamber /dispenser thinginmajig
thanks again

When I built kitchen cabinets, I kept my Titebond in mustard bottles.

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John