complaints on hf glue

I've always asssumed you're not supposed to see any glue or glue lines on a finished project. At least, that's the results I strive for.

Sonny

Sonny wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@googlegroups.com:

Agreed. For two reasons - one being aesthetics, the other being a visible glue line represents a weak joint (the exception being with epoxy, where you actually do want to see a glue line).

Apropos of the HF wood glue, judging by the Comet's comments on it's texture and appearance, and the fact HF describes it as "acrylic", I'm guessing it's actually adhesive for engineered wood floors.

I looked for the MSDS for the glue (you can often get hints of the actual manufacturer that way), but HF doesn't put them on-line. Perhaps next time Electric Comet is in HF he can ask for one (I beleive they are required by law to supply the MSDS on request).

John

The actual manufacturer is probably the Happy-Lucky Glue Company or some such and the only information you're likely to find that isn't from Harbor Freight will be in Chinese.

Probably is the Happy-Lucky Glue Company. Just his luck that they happened to get a bad batch of dissidents in that last batch the government gave them. :(

It appears to be pretty harmless stuff.

Spalted Walt wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

Why do you beleive Franklin International is the manufacturer of Harbor Freight's glue? I hadn't seen that, is it noted somewhere that I missed?

John

It's in the actual HF URL: titebond-iii-ultimate-wood-glue

A URL means zip. They coulda put "zombie-proof" in the URL and it still woulda meant nada. The telling feature I see is, HF glue admits to being an "acrylic base", while relegating other glues to "polyurethane" based.

I tried digging down, but I flunked chemistry. 8|

nb

Try telling that to Trademark holders. I think they would *strongly* disagree.

How long do you think Dewalt would allow HF this infringement?

dewalt-709-double-bevel-sliding-compound-miter-saw

to point to their cheap SCMS

Spalted Walt wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

I think it's more likely that the trademark holder hasn't noticed yet, than that the glue is actually Titebond. The only place "titebond" appears is in the URL, they don't reference anywhere on the actual page (which says the brand is "HFT").

Compare with their page for Gorilla Glue, which uses the actual Gorilla Glue name and logo, and does not say the brand is "HFT".

John

Why are you telling me!?

You should probably be telling Franklin International.

BTW, ever heard of a "generecized" trademark? ;)

nb

HF has been using that "titebond-iii-ultimate-wood-glue" URL for almost 5 years: Sep 20, 2011

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Actually, a search on their website for titebond leads you to a page that leads you to the page with titebond in the URL.

So that means that they have associated that product with the word titebond in their search database.

I don't know if that's worth anything, I'm just tossing it out there.

Why? I'm quite sure they're aware.

See 1) above O_o

Let me see if I have this straight.

2) Franklin has known this fer 5 yrs

4) I'm wrong.

Hey, whatever floats yer boat.

BTW, what's wrong with yer eye? ;)

nb

Yes, yer wrong 'bout 3)

^_^ moe better?

One possibility is HF has a business agreement with Franklin International to buy and repackage/rebrand TBIII factory 'seconds' and/or unsold product that was at or near expiration date. Hence the "too thick to flow" complaints.

So that if you are actually looking for TB III a search engine will include the HF crap. It is a redirect ploy.

Spalted Walt wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

Could well be. In which case they likely have some agreement, even if just a handshake, allowing them to call it "titebond style" or something like that.

The MSDS for "HFT" glue, if it was available, would probably tell us the actual manufacturer. And if it was Franklin International, we could assume it was Titebond that was in some way out-of-spec.

John