Originally Posted by
bangerjim
Your glue mess was not your fault! It was the glue.
The tape is amazing stuff! I use it on a regular basis.
The glue swells/foams up when exposed to water or moisture in the air, forcing the glued joint apart and oozing out in messy clumps. Never use it on fine woodworking projects. If you want to glue your house number to the wall, that's the stuff, as long as you put pressure on it until it is done expanding! You should NEVER glue ANY wood joint together without good strong clamping pressure. That is a solid rule with ANY type of glue. even contact cement. Let it cure/dry the listed times on the container B4 removing the clamps. I probably have over 120 different clamps and styles of them in my shops.
In my antique furniture/clock repair business, I run across all kinds of Rube Goldberg-types of glue joint attempted repairs. Even masking tape pulled REALLY TIGHT is better than no clamps at all. I use it regularly, as masking tape has a bit of stretch to it.
JB Weld 4 minute cure is another excellent glue I use on metal to metal joints that cannot stand the heat of soldering/welding/brazing. Strong machinable stuff that really gets the job done. I have machined it on the lathes, milling machines, and other tools just like metal with excellent results.