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My method of stapleless construction
By:Walter H. Klaus
Date: 2/21/2000, 7:40 am

I am using 1/4" peg board for my frames, using cut up truck tire tube for securing the strips to the peg board frame. The attachment points on the peg board are short length of 1/4" althread rod, which protrudes out of the peg board on either side. I secure the rubber bands (truck inner tube) with plastic clamps against the peg board. You can pick up tire tubes for nothing and the althread is fairly cheap. Seems to be holding fairly well.

Any suggestions, comments or praise welcome.

If enough people are interested in this technique, I will post a picture at my web site.

Walter H. Klaus

Messages In This Thread

My method of stapleless construction
Walter H. Klaus -- 2/21/2000, 7:40 am
Re: My method of stapleless construction
Don Sherwood -- 2/21/2000, 4:21 pm
Image this time.
Walter H. Klaus -- 2/21/2000, 6:05 pm
Re: Image this time.
mike allen ---> -- 2/21/2000, 6:22 pm
Another idea
mike allen ---> -- 2/21/2000, 7:15 pm
Re: My method of stapleless construction
Hank -- 2/21/2000, 8:05 am
Re: My method of stapleless construction
Walter H. Klaus -- 2/21/2000, 5:51 pm
Re: My method of stapleless construction
Walter H. Klaus -- 2/21/2000, 5:55 pm