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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: soy on October 15, 2011, 12:18:24 am

Title: urac or tb3
Post by: soy on October 15, 2011, 12:18:24 am

Just wondering witch is best for gluing on backing (wood to wood) urac 185 or tb3

Title: Re: urac or tb3
Post by: Pat B on October 15, 2011, 01:07:34 am

Urac is THE BEST wood/wood glue!...but either will work for wood backings.

Title: Re: urac or tb3
Post by: missilemaster on October 15, 2011, 01:52:33 am

I just go done tillering and shooting a BBI I made and I used TB#. Worked just fine.

                                                                              Cody W.

Title: Re: urac or tb3
Post by: Prarie Bowyer on October 15, 2011, 03:06:37 am

I fell in love with URAC 183. 

Don't add too little hardner and try to keep it in a warm place while curing.  I use a hot box at about 140* for a few hours and it works like a charm.  The best rate for it I have found is at 3Rivers.  It's DIRT CHEAP through the maker Nelson paint BUT there is a shipping surcharge which kills the value unless you buy by the gallon.

If you want a more clear cure you can mix a little sodium chloride in water to create a slurry then add a few drops of that to the glue (13:1 ratio).  The hardner it comes with is mostly walnut shell flour which helps with the gap filling.

I like how it smells.  Not like an epoxy.

Title: Re: urac or tb3
Post by: bubby on October 15, 2011, 07:43:45 am

I used to have trouble with tb setting up to fast unless it was just a flat bow, course here in the summer it's 112 deg. and dry as a bone, urac gives me al kinds of time to get everything assembled, Bub

Title: Re: urac or tb3
Post by: soy on October 16, 2011, 01:51:59 am

Thanks for the help guys  ;)

Title: Re: urac or tb3
Post by: adb on October 16, 2011, 12:47:55 pm

I can't get URAC, so I use TB3 with no problems. The glue line is invisible, and it cleans up with water. It's also cheap, and readily available.

Title: Re: urac or tb3
Post by: Justin Snyder on October 16, 2011, 05:01:44 pm

Both are more than adequate. Each has its own quirks so I find it hard to switch from one to the other.