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Accidently glue my work to my outfeed table.

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
So I forgot to flip over my glue up onto the clamps so it would not stick to my outfeed table.

What do I do?
 
#6 ·
I think you'd have the best leverage on the end hanging off the tabled. Knock it sideways near the end to attempt to shear the glue lines off the table. If that doesn't work then pry it up on that end and see if it comes loose.
Hope you can get it back off!
 
#7 ·
I think you d have the best leverage on the end hanging off the tabled. Knock it sideways near the end to attempt to shear the glue lines off the table. If that doesn t work then pry it up on that end and see if it comes loose.
Hope you can get it back off!

- Underdog
This ^^

While the glue is strongest in shear, that applies to whatever that gray surface is on your table. So this might be the best way to do the least damage to either the outfeed or glue up.

But rather than hit it, which might work fine. Consider running a clamp or clamps from the edge of the outfeed table to the glue up. Do this at one end and see if you can crack it free.

No matter what, there a good chance you'll either take some outfeed table with it, or leave some of you boards behind. But at this point, I don't think there much else you can do. And the sooner the better. That glue isn't getting any weaker.

As mentioned moisture can help soften the glue, but I don't see any way to get moisture to it that won't adversely affect the glue up and possible the outfeed table.

Too late now, but as others have suggested, keep that outfeed and any other tables waxed. It's pretty amazing just how well glue comes off a waxed surface.
 
#9 ·
If that s a forklift gate there on the left…. then that might be the easiest way to get it off. Put that right fork under the left end and…. lift!
If it doesn t wind up picking up your whole table!

- Underdog
Lifting from one end will also help to "peel" the wood from the table, instead of trying to pop the entire surface at once. This should concentrate the force into a small area that moves with the glue line.
 
#16 ·
+1 on using a plastic laminate on the table top, especially if you regularly using it for as an assembly table. My outfeed table doubles as an assembly table and after a glue up, I can simply run a wide putty knife over the surface to scrape or pop off any glue drips. Even CA, Epoxy and most types of finishes come off easily.
 
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