Glue roller?

[MilDoc]

I've watched David Marks use a glue roller many times. I have a small one (part of a kit) I just used for the first time. Lousy. Do y'all use one? Good source for a GOOD one? Rockler doesn't list any.

[monte]

I used to use one when applying glue to the edges of boards I was going to edge join. It was a pain to clean and I quit using it. I keep acid brushes around for spreading glue. They work fine and are simple to clean.

[Ken Massingale]

I use the roller in this set:
http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=4374

Like Monte I usually use acid brushes, but for larger areas I do use the roller.
After I finish with it I wash it with warm soapy water. I find it cleans fairly easily IF I remember to wash it while the glue is still wet.
ken

[Pappy]

Like Ken and Monte, I keep acid brushes in my glue caddy. I also save the plastic 'credit cards' that come in the mail 30-40 times a week. Great for spreaders on large surfaces.

I do have a bottle with a roller and a biscuit slot head. It works ok, but don't use it much.

[gary]

Michaels Crafts stores has those rollers. They are usually called ink rollers. You can also get different types of replacement rollers there too.

[LarryG]

Adding to what Gary said, big stationary stores and repro/drafting supply houses will sometimes have them, too. "Speedball" is probably the biggest brand name (and is also often used as a generic name for these rollers, in the same way that any tissue is a "Kleenex" to some people).

[Tom Miller]

I tried a roller-on-glue bottle, and wasn't impressed with the combination. I tried the roller by itself, but I think it was too slippery to roll well. I'm guessing not all glue rollers are created equal.

I've been using the "credit card" system on larger area glue-ups for a while now, and really like it. I cut tiny notches on the edges spaced out about 1/4"-1/2" (kind of like a tile mastik trowel) to leave behind just the right amount of glue.

For edges, I use a brush.

Regards,
Tom

[dlminehart]

Use "pinking shears" (ask your wife, if she sews, if you can borrow hers) on the edge of a credit card. You get nice little saw-like teeth, great for spreading glue.

[BobSch]

quote:Originally posted by dlminehart

Use "pinking shears" (ask your wife, if she sews, if you can borrow hers) on the edge of a credit card. You get nice little saw-like teeth, great for spreading glue.

You're better off getting your own pair. If LOML found me cutting plastic with her good scissors she'd screech loud enough to call every bat in the seven-county area.

Kinda' like if you found her using your best chisel as a screwdriver, dontchaknow [:0][:0]

[kyle.w]

i like using the acid brushes to.

[Muddler Mike]

ugh! using a chisel for a screwdriver - you're givin' me shivers just thinking about it, Bob!!!! That's why I gave my wife a nice set of butter knives for all her screwdriving needs...[^]

[drumpriest]

I'm going to get the woodcraft kit, I think. I like the biscuit applicator, though I think I did see this kit at Rockler at some point in the past.

[gary]

May I also suggest this - works well.

http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...archId=1305152

[LarryG]

Keith, I have what I think is the same biscuit applicator, although mine came alone and not in a kit. It really doesn't work very well ... I tried it a couple-few times, and went back to just shooting a little glue into the slot and then hitting it with an acid brush. YMMV.

[monte]

I agree with Larry. I tried the biscuit applicator and ended up pitching it. I use an acid brush.