Crown on Oak Board

[Rockytime]

I am making several name plates from 1/2" x 4-1/2 x 18" Oak. After trying to glue letters on I discover a slight crown which means the letters will not lay flat. This means the glue will only adhere to the high point. I don't have a planer so I am thinking of using silicone as an adhesive. Any thoughts or suggestions?

 

[OCtoolguy]

1 hour ago, Rockytime said:

I am making several name plates from 1/2" x 4-1/2 x 18" Oak. After trying to glue letters on I discover a slight crown which means the letters will not lay flat. This means the glue will only adhere to the high point. I don't have a planer so I am thinking of using silicone as an adhesive. Any thoughts or suggestions?

 

Belt sander? Try to flatten them.

[JimErn]

Put the letters on the other side, fill the gap with saw dust/glue mixture

[Rockytime]

11 minutes ago, JimErn said:

Put the letters on the other side, fill the gap with saw dust/glue mixture

I can't do that as I've already run the edges thru a round over bit. 

[Rockytime]

I guess it would not hurt if both sides had a round over. 

Edited October 19, 2019 by Rockytime
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[JimErn]

1 minute ago, Rockytime said:

I can't do that as I've already run the edges thru a round over bit. 

change bits for a different edge

cut the letters as fretwork, then set the presently cut letters in the hole, get a new board, ....

ROFL

 

[JimErn]

1 minute ago, Rockytime said:

I guess it would not hurt if both sides had a round over. 

well,  yeah

[dgman]

Les, if the crown is unnoticeable use E6000 adhesive for the letters. If the letters are small, use a tooth pic to apply the adhesive.

[Rockytime]

1 hour ago, dgman said:

Les, if the crown is unnoticeable use E6000 adhesive for the letters. If the letters are small, use a tooth pic to apply the adhesive.

The crown is so slight. Lower case letters are ok, it is the caps that rock. I'll have to make a trip to ACE. It's only four blocks away.

[spirithorse]

Hi, Les,

You could use hot glue to attach the letters which would fill the slight gap with the thickness of the
hot glue but, upon close examination you would be able to see a small amount of the hot glue.

God Bless! Spirithorse

[jollyred]

You could tape a sheet of sandpaper to the board, then sand the back of the letters to the same radius as the crown.  That will be a lot of work, but would get a tight joint.  

Tom

[Rockytime]

1 hour ago, spirithorse said:

Hi, Les,

You could use hot glue to attach the letters which would fill the slight gap with the thickness of the
hot glue but, upon close examination you would be able to see a small amount of the hot glue.

God Bless! Spirithorse

That will work on the cap letters and the small letters will glue OK. I appreciate all the responses to my question!

[jerry1939]

I retired from sawing a few months ago.  Always liked 1/4" oak.  Saved a LOT of grief by only gluing together 1 1/2" wide pieces.  Clamp as usual, but put wax paper & board(s) above & below and clamping the h____ out of them.  Cure overnight and sand the glue off of both sides.  Sure made life a lot easier.

jerry

[Rockytime]

Thanks Jerry. It sure would. 

[Rockytime]

On 10/19/2019 at 2:51 PM, dgman said:

Les, if the crown is unnoticeable use E6000 adhesive for the letters. If the letters are small, use a tooth pic to apply the adhesive.

Tank you. The E6000 is amazing . It worked perfectly. Wish I would have tried it long ago.  Sort of has the consistency pf silicone.

[teachnlearn]

Anyone bumps into this, create a small background board in whatever shape to glue the lettering too, then glue/pin the board to the plaque. Larger surface should be plenty of area to glue to a curve. RJF