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Re: Strip Building-no staples
By:Ross Leidy
Date: 6/22/1999, 8:30 am
In Response To: Strip Building-no staples (steve Brown)

With all the twists and curves that you'll have to make with the strips, you need a lot of pressure (through staples, nails, clamps, etc.) to hold the strips to the forms. You won't be able to get that much holding power from double-stick tape. You can use regular tape to help hold one strip to the next, but holding the strips to the forms takes something much beefier.

> Has anyone tried to use double backed tape in lieu of stapes or hot glue
> to hold the strips to the forms? If so what problems or issues should I be
> aware of? Thanks Steve Brown s.brown@stornet.com

Messages In This Thread

Strip Building-no staples
steve Brown -- 6/21/1999, 6:57 pm
Re: Strip Building-no staples
Dave in Long Beach -- 6/23/1999, 3:24 am
Re: Strip Building-no staples
Mike Hanks -- 6/22/1999, 9:40 am
Re: Strip Building-no staples
Randy Bertrand -- 6/23/1999, 11:11 am
Re: Strip Building-no staples
Ross Leidy -- 6/22/1999, 8:30 am