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Re: Strip: Glue and tight joints
By:Greg H
Date: 2/24/2009, 9:14 am
In Response To: Strip: Glue and tight joints *Pic* (mtkayak)

: I read about all the different ways to clamp strips in place but some seem to
: require so much time. How can you afford it? For instance, Hot glue laces,
: this seems like it would take forever to do. I have been using spring
: clamps and plywood L brackets at the forms and 2 clamps with binders
: between each one to hold pressure against the previous strip. They seem to
: go on quick but not quick enough I guess.

I can't find the image now, but a very clever builder out there put lengths of bicycle inner tube over the jaw end of his spring clamps. He'd then glue a strip in place and clamp it so that the rubber pressed against the inner (narrow) edge of the strip.

The result is that the spring clamp jaws hold onto the previous strip, allowing the rubber band to press the current strip against the previous strip. It allows you to put as much pressure on the strip as needed, exactly where it's needed.

I really hope this makes sense!

-Greg H
St. Paul MN

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Glue and tight joints *Pic*
mtkayak -- 2/23/2009, 2:36 pm
Re: Strip: Glue and tight joints
Greg H -- 2/24/2009, 9:14 am
Re: Strip: Glue and tight joints *Pic*
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 2/24/2009, 5:53 pm
Re: Strip: Glue and tight joints *Pic*
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 2/24/2009, 5:55 pm
Re: Strip: Glue and tight joints
wwfloyd -- 2/24/2009, 10:11 pm
Re: Strip: Glue and tight joints
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 2/24/2009, 10:54 pm
Re: Strip: Glue and tight joints *Pic*
mtkayak -- 2/24/2009, 9:52 am
Re: Strip: Glue and tight joints
Greg H -- 2/24/2009, 11:14 am
Re: Strip: Glue and tight joints
mtkayak -- 2/24/2009, 11:51 am
Re: Strip: Glue and tight joints
Etienne Muller -- 2/24/2009, 5:21 pm
Re: Strip: Glue and tight joints
Bill Hamm -- 2/24/2009, 8:55 am
Re: Strip: Glue and tight joints
Todd Sullivan -- 2/23/2009, 9:43 pm
Re: Strip: Glue and tight joints
Paul Wiley -- 2/23/2009, 5:01 pm
Re: Strip: Glue and tight joints *LINK* *Pic*
Etienne Muller -- 2/23/2009, 4:07 pm
Re: Strip: Glue and tight joints
mtkayak -- 2/23/2009, 5:00 pm
Re: Strip: Glue and tight joints
Etienne Muller -- 2/23/2009, 5:47 pm
Re: Strip: Glue and tight joints
Allan -- 2/23/2009, 3:41 pm
Re: Strip: Glue and tight joints
fred graus -- 2/23/2009, 3:14 pm