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Re: Duct tape and glue
By:Grant Goltz
Date: 12/11/2000, 3:16 pm
In Response To: Re: Outer Island, update (peter czerpak)

: Anyways, should I assume that if I use ducttape to coat the edges of the
: forms to prevent wood glue from adhering to the forms, then the hot glue
: will not adhere either?

Hi Pete,

The reason that epoxy and most wood glues don't stick to duct tape is that the surface of duct tape is polyethylene plastic. Hot melt glue will, however, stick to polyethelene.

Grant
: Thanks,
: pete czerpak
: albany, NY

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Outer Island, the early weeks *Pic*
Ross Leidy -- 12/1/2000, 11:08 am
Re: Outer Island, the early weeks
Bob Deutsch -- 12/1/2000, 10:24 pm
Re: Outer Island, the early weeks
Ross Leidy -- 12/2/2000, 5:34 pm
Re: Looking Great!
Spidey -- 12/1/2000, 6:18 pm
Re: Outer Island, the early weeks
jason Given -- 12/1/2000, 2:28 pm
Re: Outer Island, the early weeks
Ross Leidy -- 12/1/2000, 2:51 pm
Re: Outer Island, the early weeks
Kent LeBoutillier -- 12/1/2000, 11:21 am
Re: Outer Island, the early weeks
Ross Leidy -- 12/1/2000, 1:27 pm
Re: Outer Island, the early weeks
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/2/2000, 6:58 am
Re: Outer Island, the early weeks
peter czerpak -- 12/1/2000, 2:45 pm
Re: Outer Island, the early weeks
Ross Leidy -- 12/1/2000, 2:57 pm
Re: Outer Island, the early weeks
peter czerpak -- 12/4/2000, 11:22 am
Re: Using Hot Glue
Shawn Baker -- 12/5/2000, 6:59 pm
Re: Outer Island, update *Pic*
Ross Leidy -- 12/4/2000, 12:13 pm
Re: Outer Island, update
peter czerpak -- 12/11/2000, 12:32 pm
Re: Duct tape and glue
Grant Goltz -- 12/11/2000, 3:16 pm
Re: Outer Island, update
Ross Leidy -- 12/11/2000, 2:30 pm
Re: Outer Island, update
David Hanson -- 12/4/2000, 5:35 pm
Re: ROSS! YOU ARE DISGUSTING!
garland reese -- 12/2/2000, 1:22 am
Re: Outer Island, the early weeks
Chris Casazza -- 12/1/2000, 11:20 am
Re: Outer Island, the early weeks
Ross Leidy -- 12/1/2000, 1:16 pm
Re: Outer Island, the early weeks
Chris Casazza -- 12/1/2000, 2:57 pm
Re: Icebreakers
Shawn Baker -- 12/1/2000, 1:40 pm
Re: Icebreakers
Ross Leidy -- 12/1/2000, 2:08 pm