Christmas Cannon

Step 4 Wait 24 hours

To be sure that all of your pieces are secure and safe as can be, wait for 24 hours before moving on. You'll be impatient. You'll think that the 24 hours includes a huge safety margin.

Wait 24 hours anyway.

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Comments

[apender]

I love the warning of the typical impatient rationale to rush out of waiting the full prescription.

[salishsilver]

This is critical, if you over pressure this without letting it cure it can allow the glued joints to divide rapidly and forcefully. I have had it happen at a workshop where we were in a hurry.