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Pro tip: check your glue temperature before the winter rush
Was doing 12 stair treads for a custom house in Duluth last January and the polyurethane glue wouldn't cure because my shop was too cold, so I ended up hauling every single piece into my living room and running space heaters for two days.
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faith_smith6d ago
Yeah I read the hot water trick on a woodworking forum. Works great.
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That "your shop was too cold" part is the real kicker, most guys don't think about it until it bites them. I had a buddy in Alaska who swore by warming his glue bottles in a bucket of hot water for 10 minutes before he started, said it made a night and day difference on polyurethane stuff. The trick is to check the label, some of those construction adhesives say 40 degrees but really need closer to 60 to grab right. Also had a guy tell me he keeps a cheap infrared thermometer gun on his glue bottle, just zaps it before each bead to be sure. You probably saved yourself a headache by bringing them inside though, that's the kind of lesson you only learn once.
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