Hilly Posted June 18, 2009 Report Posted June 18, 2009 (edited) Is this the same as the Elmers glue we used as kids? Edited June 18, 2009 by Hilly Quote
Members badger Posted June 18, 2009 Members Report Posted June 18, 2009 Yep, pretty much. Badger Quote
Ambassador The Major Posted June 18, 2009 Ambassador Report Posted June 18, 2009 Depends, there are many varieties of PVA from low strength to high strength. Quote Shawn Zoladz (The Major) dba Major Productions Everything Leather Saddles and Shoes Excluded You can lead me. You can follow me. Or you can get the hell out of my way. -Gen. Geo. S. Patton
esantoro Posted June 18, 2009 Report Posted June 18, 2009 I've tried regular Elmers and it has a much weaker bond than Fiebing's Tanners Bond. ed Quote http://www.waldenbags.com http://www.waldenbags.etsy.com
Members celticleather Posted June 19, 2009 Members Report Posted June 19, 2009 I used Unibond PVA for many years, and then found that Wickes' own brand worked just as well, for half the price! Quote When everyone is somebody, then no one's anybody
esantoro Posted June 19, 2009 Report Posted June 19, 2009 Does anyone know of a PVA with a stronger bond than Fiebing's Tanners Bond has? ed Quote http://www.waldenbags.com http://www.waldenbags.etsy.com
esantoro Posted June 30, 2009 Report Posted June 30, 2009 I'd like to try Wickes building PVA, but it doesn't seem to be available in the U.S. Does anyone know if The Home Depot or Lowes carries something similar? Ed Quote http://www.waldenbags.com http://www.waldenbags.etsy.com
esantoro Posted June 30, 2009 Report Posted June 30, 2009 Did a bit of checking. It seems that it's quite easy to find this stuff, but terminology is a bit different. It seems that you just need to go to the adhesives isle and look for "latex" on the packaging contents. I really only need a small bit of very high-bond PVA for short 3" sections of gusset corners (especially where two panels merge on one gusset seam) where the leather often wants to pull away during stitching. Tanner's Bond is fine for everything else. I see a trip to The Home Depot in the near future. Plus, I still haven't gotten that much needed shop vac. ed Quote http://www.waldenbags.com http://www.waldenbags.etsy.com
esantoro Posted June 30, 2009 Report Posted June 30, 2009 Can it be that this stuff is the same as or better than Tanner's Bond at a third of the price: http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores...ocStoreNum=8125 It seems some PVA experiments are in the future. ed Quote http://www.waldenbags.com http://www.waldenbags.etsy.com
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted July 1, 2009 Contributing Member Report Posted July 1, 2009 Ed, I'm certainly interested in the results! I do have a teensy recomendation for this.....portion into sealable containers early in the experiment. If this is similar to the stuff I used before (not on leather), it dries pretty quickly and you can get glue boogers inside the can that'll drop into the mix and make a mess when you try to spread it. Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
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