Best glue to use in this situation?
- Thread starter Exile
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Try to scrape out any old wood glue you can and use some west system epoxy. Wood glue could work too but I prefer epoxy when regluing previous glued pieces. Dry fit the pieces first to make sure how they fit together correctly and mark them to make sure it goes back together as straight as possible. It will likely be a little narrow after cleanup turns.
#1 epoxy.
I know you didnt ask, but i'm offering this advice anyway so that hopefully you have the best chance at success, especially with a close to final size pc with not much room for error.
#2 and just as important, make sure that both pcs are center drilled before glueing back together. glue and wrap the hell out of it. Theres more than a better chance that when you glue and wrap it, the pcs. wont be totally true to one axis. so when still wet, stick it between centers and turn it slowly so you can see where its wobbling at the splice, bump the high spots with your palm until it looks like you have got it turning as true as possible. you can hold a marksalot up againts your tool post near the splice and just barely touch off...this will give you witness marks as to where the high spots are.
"other advice would be to make sure you don't have any excess epoxy all over it as the lathe will sling all over you and the lathe"
I know you didnt ask, but i'm offering this advice anyway so that hopefully you have the best chance at success, especially with a close to final size pc with not much room for error.
#2 and just as important, make sure that both pcs are center drilled before glueing back together. glue and wrap the hell out of it. Theres more than a better chance that when you glue and wrap it, the pcs. wont be totally true to one axis. so when still wet, stick it between centers and turn it slowly so you can see where its wobbling at the splice, bump the high spots with your palm until it looks like you have got it turning as true as possible. you can hold a marksalot up againts your tool post near the splice and just barely touch off...this will give you witness marks as to where the high spots are.
"other advice would be to make sure you don't have any excess epoxy all over it as the lathe will sling all over you and the lathe"