So my bamboo tea tray has finally sprung a leak. I was wondering if
anyone could give me a tip on what to reseal it with, that won't be
detrimental to my health. Any ideas?

On Jul 21, 1:46 pm, xDustinx > wrote:
> So my bamboo tea tray has finally sprung a leak. I was wondering if
> anyone could give me a tip on what to reseal it with, that won't be
> detrimental to my health. Any ideas?

Duct tape? They have some in bamboo color, I believe. Toci

Can you put something on the inside, so that you're not relying on the
bamboo to retain water? Maybe a little tray, or some other sort of
internal recepticle.


Toodlepip,

Hobbes

P.s. Isn't the word "recepticle" satisying?

On Jul 21, 2:14 pm, HobbesOxon > wrote:
> Can you put something on the inside, so that you're not relying on the
> bamboo to retain water? Maybe a little tray, or some other sort of
> internal recepticle.
>
> Toodlepip,
>
> Hobbes
>
> P.s. Isn't the word "recepticle" satisying?

Or silicone............
Shen

On Jul 21, 8:46 pm, xDustinx > wrote:
> So my bamboo tea tray has finally sprung a leak. I was wondering if
> anyone could give me a tip on what to reseal it with, that won't be
> detrimental to my health. Any ideas?

If there are no mechanical forces to take care of silicon should do
the trick.
I´ve been using two-part epoxy for some more critical jobs -
waterproof, contact with foods etc... - without any problems so far.
I´d be far more concerned about how your bamboo had been treated, due
to the great surface area.
My tea tray [bamboo] smelled like a paint shop when I bought it, I
guess it´s not the only one.

Karsten

On Jul 21, 2:46 pm, xDustinx > wrote:
> So my bamboo tea tray has finally sprung a leak. I was wondering if
> anyone could give me a tip on what to reseal it with, that won't be
> detrimental to my health. Any ideas?

I actually have had very good luck with Gorilla Glue, available at any
hardware store. It is totally waterproof and I just smear it along
the cracks and the edges of the tray. One caveat is that it foams up
as it dries, so the inside of your tray will look like crap - like you
blew fiberglass into it or something. However I've never had a tray
leak after this treatment.

Good luck,

Alex

I've also used Gorilla Glue, and it will give your tray a few more
months. Chances are though it will eventually leak again, bypassing
the Gorilla Glue. At some point, you just need a new one...

That's one reason I don't use bamboo trays anymore. They have a
limited lifespan and when they leak, they're very annoying.

MarshalN
http://www.xanga.com/MarshalN

> I actually have had very good luck with Gorilla Glue, available at any
> hardware store. It is totally waterproof and I just smear it along
> the cracks and the edges of the tray. One caveat is that it foams up
> as it dries, so the inside of your tray will look like crap - like you
> blew fiberglass into it or something. However I've never had a tray
> leak after this treatment.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Alex

On Jul 23, 8:19 pm, MarshalN > wrote:
> I've also used Gorilla Glue, and it will give your tray a few more
> months. Chances are though it will eventually leak again, bypassing
> the Gorilla Glue. At some point, you just need a new one...
>
> That's one reason I don't use bamboo trays anymore. They have a
> limited lifespan and when they leak, they're very annoying.
>
> MarshalNhttp://www.xanga.com/MarshalN

Point taken - bamboo trays suck and they inevitably leak. However I
sealed one up with Gorilla Glue over a year ago and it has yet to leak
again. It does see almost daily use, so the bamboo stays wet and
expanded.

What do you use instead of a bamboo tray? One of those giant things
with build-in seats made out of the entire stump of some now-extinct
species of rainforest tree?

How about a bamboo or rosewood top and a plastic catcher?

> If you don't use bamboo trays anymore, what do you use?

I am not him, I am me, but here are my 2 leaves worth.....

There are several options. There is some sort of a ceramic that many
trays are now being made of, then painted to look like wood (
http://tinyurl.com/2s75wg ). There are clay trays ( http://tinyurl.com/2v5ok8
), stone trays ( http://tinyurl.com/33w7gt ), and there are hardwood
trays ( http://tinyurl.com/yw84kp or http://tinyurl.com/3ymzyd ). I am
partial to the ones made from a Teak Burl, like mine for example:

http://www.pu-erh.net/toolfull.php?Tool=23
http://www.pu-erh.net/toolfull.php?Tool=24

Mike
http://www.pu-erh.net

I think I'm going to try the Gorilla Glue method first. Thanks for
the input everyone!