I was doing some shop cleaning and rolled this out and thought that many of you all may never have seen one.
A wood welder.
At least that’s what they call it.
Basically it’s a radio transmitter with a VERY short range. It heats the glue and sets it. Once the heat subsides, the glue is set and ready to be removed from the clamps. For long joints, one zaps a few areas along the joint and then the glue-up can be removed from the clamps for curing. It works well on Titebond II because that’s a catalyzed glue that sets quickly and fully cures in 24 hours. The best glue would be Weldwood plastic resin glue.
What I have is the smaller model 3000 that suits my needs fine. For a while I also had the model 4000, but it was simply way too big and powerful for my needs.
It’s a professional production tool and not meant for home shops.
RF (radio frequency) glue drying has been around for a long time in the plywood mills. I first used one of these back in the 1970s.
Pretty cool stuff but a bit esoteric in a home shop like mine these days. Years back I used it often when I was doing a lot of woodworking.
They still make the model 4000. The instruction video is interesting as is their website.
WorkRite INC Home Page
Front view
Side view showing hand gun
For scale, the model 4000 on the left and the 3000 on the right
A wood welder.
At least that’s what they call it.
Basically it’s a radio transmitter with a VERY short range. It heats the glue and sets it. Once the heat subsides, the glue is set and ready to be removed from the clamps. For long joints, one zaps a few areas along the joint and then the glue-up can be removed from the clamps for curing. It works well on Titebond II because that’s a catalyzed glue that sets quickly and fully cures in 24 hours. The best glue would be Weldwood plastic resin glue.
What I have is the smaller model 3000 that suits my needs fine. For a while I also had the model 4000, but it was simply way too big and powerful for my needs.
It’s a professional production tool and not meant for home shops.
RF (radio frequency) glue drying has been around for a long time in the plywood mills. I first used one of these back in the 1970s.
Pretty cool stuff but a bit esoteric in a home shop like mine these days. Years back I used it often when I was doing a lot of woodworking.
They still make the model 4000. The instruction video is interesting as is their website.
WorkRite INC Home Page
Front view
Side view showing hand gun
For scale, the model 4000 on the left and the 3000 on the right