Bill’s first Mik entry 2024

[Hines (Bill)]

@David_Marconi_FOGCH

Therefore personally I’d lean more to a thinned down wash of Titebond III as a sealent for your roofs. Set up a test with some shingles in place with your preferred adhesive then coat that with the Titebone wash. Let it dry and see what happens when you apply water to it. Hose it down, lay a wet rag over it for a few days, see what happens to the test set up.

I had been discussing silicones with David in an earlier post which led me to review my shingled roofing for extra waterproofing requirements. After scrutinising my buildings I decided to change my method from my last two roofing attempts where I used silicon out of an aerosol can (the closest thing to the iconic American cheese-in-a-can dispenser). It’s not because I am unhappy about the results.

While the process theoretically provides precise gluing, in reality because I wanted to ensure adherence, I applied a little more glue in the overlapping gap between shingles. This resulted in fair bit of ooze when pressing down on the shingles. On the other hand both sides of each shingle got covered, as well as both sides of my hands. Both the roof and I were quite waterproof in the end. The down side is the roof is shiny.

So in the spirit of the Titebond 3 post that can be found here, I am going full titebond on this roof. (until it really pisses me off)

The first thing I’ve noticed is that titebond is wet and wetness on one side of the shingles has led to a propensity to warp the shingles, so I am clamping each row, until dry.

@Cliff_Jennings

I’m not even sure I’ve ever seen my blood look different, based on where it came out of… I’ll have to pay more attention.

(@Cliff_Jennings I just want to assure you that I did not go “FULL SINSLEY” on the roof. That is not dried blood above the row of shingles. Titebond 3 appears to turn black when exposed to my ruler.)

[Devon_Sinsley]

I use Titebond 1 and 3 as my standard wood glues depending on what I am gluing and whether it needs to be water proof. I have used gallons of each. I can honestly say I have never seen it turn black. Thats odd.

I am impressed you put on a starter strip. Good job. I never have and on my current vampire shingle project it shows.

[Hines (Bill)]

It helps that I have a tiny table saw and thickness planer.

My tank and sanding facility was accidentally glued with titebond2.

[capecodtodd (Todd Haskins)]

That is odd that the TB3 is turning black?
Nothing beats a cedar shake roof for looks but it sure can be tedious putting it on.

[Devon_Sinsley]

I have never used TB2. Never really saw the point of a water resistant glue. It either is going to come in contact with water or it isn’t. If it isn’t then 1 is great and far less expensive than 3. If it is going to come in contact with water, whether it be occasionally or be submerged, why not just use 3. I buy 1 by the gallon and 3 by the pint (16 fluid oz or 473.176 ml for those down under).

On a side note TB1 tastes better than TB3. Don’t ask me how I know. When I was in Kindergarten my mom was sent a note asking her to talk with me about eating paste. She still has the note. And not I don’t sit down at the bar with a pint glass of TB3. Its from a bad habit of pulling the dried glue off the end with my teeth. I use my teeth for everything and I am amazed I am not dead yet.

[WaverlySouthern (Dan Hilyer)]

@Hines

It helps that I have a tiny table saw and thickness planer.

Bill, you may have broken an unwritten rule of LSC: “All cedar shingles must be hand split”. At least that’s how my cedar shingle mentor explained it to me

[Hines (Bill)]

Whew! For a second there I thought I might not get invited back for Mik-mas Dan!

I used my table saw and thicknesser to only pare down the paddle-pop sticks to prop up my first row of shingles. This is how I’m salvaging wood for this build.

In this case, I was thinking inside the box. Food for thought… This might get me expelled for Devon’s gourmet page.

Wait! YOU HAVE A SHINGLES MENTOR?!

[Korm (Korm Kormsen)]

@Hines

Wait! YOU HAVE A SHINGLES MENTOR?!

Shure he hash to have a shingle mentor!
what shence hash it, if one hash multiple mentorsh?

[Devon_Sinsley]

@Hines

Wait! YOU HAVE A SHINGLES MENTOR?!

I’m thinking he means a shingle bully. . . Not me though. I think he is referring to Rick. I have NEVER hand split shingles. . .

[Hines (Bill)]

@Hines

Wait! YOU HAVE A SHINGLES MENTOR?!

Yesterday I discovered Titebond 3 needs 30minutes of clamping time to set to prevent warping of the shingles. So it’s been 10 minutes of shingling and at least 30 minutes of clamping.

I thought “tiny roof, I’ll be done by lunch”.

@capecodtodd

Nothing beats a cedar shake roof for looks but it sure can be tedious putting it on.

Alexa tell me when 30 minutes is up so I can work on the next row…
Bill, your 30 minute timer has been ringing in the garage for 33 minutes!
236.5 shingles down and I’m calling it a night.
Bill, do you want me to set a wake-up alarm, so that you can finish the Mik on time?

…Bill?

[Devon_Sinsley]

Those look good. Like the variation in color.

[Korm (Korm Kormsen)]

the more i see, the more i think, that Bill though new to the forum seemingly is no newbee to modeling.

i think, we can’t grant you any beginner’s bonus.

[capecodtodd (Todd Haskins)]

Yep, it is looking really good with that roof.

[Hines (Bill)]

Thanks both. I think obsessive compulsive disorder is more likely my diagnosis.

[Hines (Bill)]

I wasn’t going to post any Mik Progress report but I did get bothered by a building inspector.

Don’t mind me

What you doing?

Thats soooooo boring

Ha! Gotcha!

Catzilla?

[Dave_Meashey (David Meashey)]

Bill:

A bit like my track inspector?

Regards, David Meashey

[WaverlySouthern (Dan Hilyer)]

Great work on the cedar shingles, Bill. Hard to beat the look of them.

Mr. Paws, the owner of the Waverly Southern Railroad, prefers to spend his time …

Or …

[Hines (Bill)]

So I’ve finally stopped silently cursing all of you who got me on to Titebond 3-ing my shingles.

The black congealed blood coloured titebond ooze that plagued me at the beginning continued through to the end. I initially thought it came from selling my soul to the titebond devil.

The results turned out quite ok, though the ooze continued to find gaps for an hour after each row of shingles were laid down. Man that stuff is difficult to cut once dried.

MIK DISCLAIMER

I did pray for Divine intervention when I pulled out the blade. I’m pretty sure I spelled it correctly and didn’t accidentally write Devon intervention. Though that could be the other explanation for the congealed blood ooze that plagued this build!

[Devon_Sinsley]

@Hines

congealed blood ooze

No build is truly a success without blood shed. There has to be a sacrifice to the modeling gods

[Hines (Bill)]

Thanks for taking one for the team!