yellow glue setup time

I've been segmenting for 4-5 years and would say that turning within 10 minutes is kind of risky using yellow glue. I have however turned with tailstock pressure in 10-15 minutes but wouldn't recommend doing it. I use titebond 2 (PVA) exclusively and feel safe in 3-4 hours. I often turn in

1-2 hours but never to final. 99% would take a week or longer. In certain (most) conditions much longer. The only time I have encountered any problem is when the relative humidity is above 75%. Then the glue takes much longer to dry. My shop stays between 55 and 80 degrees and I don't see much if any difference in dry times unless the humidity goes way up. Bob, Naugatuck Ct.

Somewhere in the back of my mind the figure of 80% bond strength after 30 minutes comes up. Believe it is from an article in FWW a number of years back. Seems to be confirmed by my experience and the others who posted.

Guy, I know Bill Smith and have seen him demonstrate and yes he does do LIGHT cuts after only 10 minutes. It works for him but I have never tried it myself. Tony Manella

Valley Woodturners"guy sheeter" wrote in messagenews: snipped-for-privacy@posting.google.com...> Most aliphatic glues recommend a setup time of 24 hours . I do a lot> of segmented work and allow about 8 hours before turning and have had> no problems. I just bought a book on segmented turning(William Smith)> where the author made light cuts after ten minutes setup on segmented> work! Has anybody done any tests on setup time at room temperatures?> Manufactures are cautious due to liability and if strength at 99% can> be done in a short time that should work for most woodworking.