GLUE UP

[Buck Buckley]

wELL I,M ready for the smooth on, Tryed my oven out and it got up to 165 The question is how long to I have to keep my bow in the oven.  I will mix one to one tHANK YOU  BUCK

[JJACOBS]

I usually go for 4-6 hours, and at the end, turn the oven off, but do not open it.  Let it cool to room temp before u touch it.  I am no pro, but that is what i usually do, and it has worked so far.  Maybe some of the veteran bow builders can pipe in.

[Trux Turning]

I usually go about 4 hours, turn it off and leave everything in the box until the next morning.

[canopyboy]

So far I've had good luck setting the timer for 4 hours.  Usually goes in before I go to bed, so by the next morning it has had time to cool as well.  So far, the glue has always set up very well for me.

[Hermann From Bavaria]

Hey guys.

To let the oven cool down to room temp, causes  a better polymerisation of the glue.

I heat my glue to 80degrees Cel for one our(glue datasheet says that this is enough), and let it cool down in the oven. I never had a glue-fail.

Greets
Herm

[JamesV]

What TRUX said

[Troy D. Breeding]

I heat for 5hrs min. then allow to cool over night or until form is cool to the touch.

Troy

[Big-un08]

I have an ETC and let it cook for about 1.5 hours at 180 degrees. Then let it cool to room temperature before breaking it loose.