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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: Jack Fish on March 27, 2014, 02:02:22 pm

Title: Plywood voids
Post by: Jack Fish on March 27, 2014, 02:02:22 pm: What do others use to fill voids in their plywood? I am doing a project with 1/4 BB ply and came across a long streak of absent material in the core. Is good 1 side (G1S) regularly only good on its face?

With the void my project will have an exceptional weak point. I was going to use wood filler but I dont think its really what I need. Maybe white glue mixed with sawdust?

Thanks,

Jack
Title: Re: Plywood voids
Post by: Jim Finn on March 27, 2014, 04:55:40 pm: Yes white glue mixed with sanding powder...not sawdust. Sawdust it too coarse.
Title: Re: Plywood voids
Post by: Jack Fish on March 27, 2014, 05:08:13 pm: Sanding powder? Never heard of it before. Is that just from sifting through my work dust or is that a purchased product?
Title: Re: Plywood voids
Post by: Dan26 on March 27, 2014, 09:05:34 pm: When I scroll I sometimes collect the dust in little plastic bags. I have bags of ash, walnut, cherry, and bloodwood. I use them for fillers as Jim suggested.
Title: Re: Plywood voids
Post by: Marcellarius on March 28, 2014, 03:46:13 am: I did use two ways.
1) woodglue with fine sawdust of the just cut project
mix it to a fille and push it in.

2) 2 second glue (transparent) and the same sawdust.
add a drop of glue in to the hole and the tap some sawdust on it.
(use a plastic disposable spoon or little scrap wood)
CAREFUL NOT TO KEEP YOU FINGER ON IT! IT WILL STICK TO IT!!
Title: Re: Plywood voids
Post by: Jim Finn on March 28, 2014, 09:07:37 am: By sanding powder I meant dust collected from an orbital sander.
Title: Re: Plywood voids
Post by: Jack Fish on April 06, 2014, 02:58:01 am: Sorry for the delay in getting back.. Thanks for the info. The dust from the orbital was very easy to work with and I now collect the dust into baggies. Marked of course.

Thanks!

Jack