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A buddy of mine has a pub that also has a pizza oven. I've been doing a relatively steady business repairing de-laminated pizza peals for him (its kind of marginal because they're only $25 ea new but it only costs me a couple of minutes and a squirt of glue to stick them back together).
The problem is that the peals are stored near the oven (due to time and space constraints) and are also in/out of it every couple of minutes during peak times so the heat is causing the original glue lines to fail They are mostly made of some sort of light white wood (lighter peals are easier to handle on an 8 hour shift without fatigue) and built up from relatively thin strips partially for dimensional stability and (I'm sure) partially for cost.
I've been using Titebond III because I have a jug of it that needs using and it seems to be holding up quite a bit better than whatever was originally used (unknowium).
But was wondering what the general consensus would be as to what glue would be "best" if you were intentionally picking one?
I see some high temp metal epoxies but wasn't sure how well they'd handle wood (i.e. are they to brittle).
Not necessarily going to change here but I was also thinking of making some for gifts to relatives and might spring for something a bit better there if it looked worth while.
The problem is that the peals are stored near the oven (due to time and space constraints) and are also in/out of it every couple of minutes during peak times so the heat is causing the original glue lines to fail They are mostly made of some sort of light white wood (lighter peals are easier to handle on an 8 hour shift without fatigue) and built up from relatively thin strips partially for dimensional stability and (I'm sure) partially for cost.
I've been using Titebond III because I have a jug of it that needs using and it seems to be holding up quite a bit better than whatever was originally used (unknowium).
But was wondering what the general consensus would be as to what glue would be "best" if you were intentionally picking one?
I see some high temp metal epoxies but wasn't sure how well they'd handle wood (i.e. are they to brittle).
Not necessarily going to change here but I was also thinking of making some for gifts to relatives and might spring for something a bit better there if it looked worth while.