glue and goo.

About those glues.
Gluing anything can be a challenge, much less gluing wood to tile.
When I first started this I used liquid nail. Just the straight up stuff and it worked.
Glue, weight, wait, hang.
Then one day I did this and it would not stay.
Glue, weight, wait, hang, un-glue, I would find the tiles hanging by just one side.

I looked for another product to use.
I went to gorilla glue.
Anyone who has worked with gorilla glue knows how tedious it can be.
It expands and when it expands it is messy.
I was spending way too much time on the messy part of this, even though the glue worked well.
 In fact, it worked great, but I hated the mess of working with it.
I found a liquid nail, small projects, clear, that worked even better.
All I had to do was clean, set, weight, and they were done.
No fuss, no mess.
We were golden.
Until 2 weeks ago when I ran out.

I looked high and low for what I had been using. Then out of desperation I bought the ones in the last post.
What turned out to work for me was the liquid nail that was white and also labeled for small projects and home repairs.
I felt that it worked more like a product for setting tile.
What it reminded me of was using a tile setting products such as thin set. I like it, but it is a tad fussy until it sets up.
The other one I bought I found smelly and messy.
I might use that one for smaller projects, but for the tiles I liked the liquid nail better.

I know that this is all subject to change.
New and improved!
Better!
Environmentally friendly.
Nothing stays the same.
Is there a better way?
I am wondering that as well.
When I make tiles mine are more the thickness of commercial tiles.
 I don't like the cut on the back to hang them on a nail, I just never felt that method was all that stable.
I like bring them out from the wall and giving them a good solid place to hang.

About the goo.
We are helping with the girls when we can.
I like to think that baby loving is a top priority.
They are growing fast, like spring wild flowers.

Why Ms.B

There have been a few inquires about the name of our small gas kiln.
We named her Ms. B for a couple of reasons.
The first one is when she is good and we have a great firing she is Queen B.
The second one is that when she is bad, and the firing is not good, then she is little Ms. B, as in a female dog.

She has been an interesting kiln to work with and with the last firing we are on our way to making pots and glazes to fit this kiln. We were trying to make it work more like our production kiln, but she was having none of that.
She, in her mightiness, wants her own identity, and that is just what she is going to have.
I hope we get more Queen from her.

  Starting last week I made a fat mistake in the gluing of some of the tiles.
Let me just state right here and now that, all glue is not created equal and, just because people sell glue does not mean they know jack about it.
I have been very happy with a glue that I started using in the past 2 years. It was easy to use, glued without much fuss or mess and was working perfectly for me.
So, why change?
I didn't, they did.
I ran out of glue and looked at what I thought should be the same thing.
It was different.
I didn't buy it because it was different, I bought something else that did not set up for me. I gave it 4 days and then I took the wooden backs off, cleaned the gummy mess off both the tiles and the wood.

 I then tried another glue.... the next day I pried off the wooden backs again and cleaned all the glue off them. This time I carried them to the house and washed them in hot soapy water.
The only answer was to load Mark up in the car and carry him to the hardware chain store and get him to look at the glue with me.  We looked and read and looked and read. I picked a glue "product" took it to a floor person and asked for someone who knows glue to talk to me.
I got a person who mostly, kinda, sorta knew about glue, not really... she pawned me off on someone else who took me back to the glues and proceeded to read the backs. Hey, I just did that, get me someone who knows about glue.
We have a guy, but he is at dinner.
I finally picked a "product" to try.

We then went to another store and I picked yet another product to try.
What can I tell you.
I loved the one I had.
The 2 I brought home seem to be working, but they are fussy and messy to use.
My plan is to call the company and "talk" at them to find out if they still make the other stuff and where I can buy it.

I now have 8 tiles that I have glued, scraped, de-glued, washed dried and re-glued 3 times.
I'm not whining, I am frustrated.

If anyone has a glue or a product that they would like to recommend to me I am willing to look at it and read all the information on the back. I know how to do that.
Of course you know what I want, I want the old stuff, that worked.  

Meanwhile, I need to go pinch on the babies.....