i have been using beeswax for along time and havent tried anything else, just wondering if there is something that works as fast but WORKS better
thanks
It is preference. i used beeswax, Now i use bondo. Less cleanup, easier and you do not have to carry a torch.remember guys, when you use bondo you need to score the seam when you dis-assemble the table otherwise you could get some flaking of the slate.
It is preference. i used beeswax, Now i use bondo. Less cleanup, easier and you do not have to carry a torch.
Ron
works better? what are you having problems with?
well beeswax is not perfect for ever, here in the midwest we have lots of temp and humidity changes and if i could prevent seams popping for good then my job would be easier/better. i dont have alot of issues with it but 1 is more then enough. esp for a tech that cares about what he is doing
Dou you use super glue and paper as a wick betweek the slates?well beeswax is not perfect for ever, here in the midwest we have lots of temp and humidity changes and if i could prevent seams popping for good then my job would be easier/better. i dont have alot of issues with it but 1 is more then enough. esp for a tech that cares about what he is doing
Most if not all joint/seam failures are a result of the slates not being screwed down tight enuff,which allows them to move just a bit,which will cause any seam filler to slowly dergade and then show thru the cloth . Here in VA we have drastic temp. changes, for example it can be 65-70 degrees at va beach and 175 miles in where I am it is snowing, the next day it's 70,day before it was 35 .Humidity is high here as well, my friends visit from Jersey in May and they say it's like being in a jungle, I say it's May come back in August.
The seam fillers fail when the slates are allowed to move. Bondo may hold them together a bit longer but the problem is still the moving slates doing the damage.
Do you glue your slates together somehow? If not that is the answer to your problem. I can honestly say that it's been over 4 yrs (200ish tables a yr)since I have had a beeswaxed filled joint/seam fail on me.