RE: URGENT TTS requires Government health warning

[paul needham <paul.2.needham-at-btconnect.com>]

Steve

Sounds like the same stuff I used , petroleum based I think , which should 
be waterproof as well.
Mine came in a large can , in Europe it can be called TimeBond or Unibond 
sort of looks like grease but after a while all your cares seem to ' 
evaporate ' [pun] not advisable to use the bench saw straight after track 
assembly !
Paul

At 16:55 01/07/2004, you wrote:
>Paul,
>
>GOOP is advertised as a contact cement.  It is solvent based so you can 
>get a little light headed when using it in enclosed spaces.  It goes on 
>thick and stays pliant when cured which is why I used it with my 
>TTS.  They sell different formulations geared towards what your trying to 
>stick together.  I used the one for carpentry (i.e. wood).  So far 
>adhesion on my tracks seems to be holding up well.
>
>Steve
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> > Steve
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> > I see from your photos that you used something called GOOP ?
> > I asked in nov 2003 what GOOP was but got no answers so
> > decided to go my own way I have used a thyotropic [sp ?]
> > adhesive that would be used for say fastening laminates to
> > worktops in kitchens. The recommended method to use it is
> > spread a layer on each part wait till touch dry then bring
> > together slide till ok then hit hard to bond. I just coat the
> > wood and then bring together before it has had any time to
> > dry and then hit hard to bond [cos I liked the hitting bit
> > !]. Nailed in 3 places while the glue dries .
> >
> > paul
> >
> >   At 11:15 01/07/2004, you wrote:
> > >Paul wrote:
> > >
> > > > Having spent some time last night joining a length of TTS
> > track all
> > > > I can say is ...it requires a Government health warning !
> > >
> > >Make that a government MENTAL health warning!  ;-)
> > >
> > >Good looking track.  At this stage the TTS kinda has a mind of it's
> > >own. What glue are you using in the assembly?
> > >
> > >Steve "TTS" Tyng
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