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Post by claudekennilol on Jan 9, 2018 16:51:15 GMT
I've cut out a bunch of pieces that I want to put together as one big dungeon. It's a specific map and won't really be reusable at all. So I want to glue everything together. Some of the pieces will be "floating"--attached only by the stairs leading up to them (like the one in the middle). My thought is to punch in toothpicks to reinforce the connections, and then glue the stuff together. But I've never done this before so I have no idea what kind of glue I should be using for this XPS. is a pic of what I've got. This glue looks like it'll probably do it pretty well, and I don't mind the price at all, but the price plus shipping is way too much hotwirefoamfactory.com/-028SG--StyroGoo-.html
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Post by erho on Jan 9, 2018 17:09:56 GMT
I wouldnt worry about special glues, straight white glue(PVA), wood glue(PVA yellowish and stronger) and some hot glue will be more than enough.
Also consider youll likely be sealing it all together when you get to the texturing and then sealing stages too.
Start using both pva spots and then hot glue to place the larger pieces together, along with toothpicks.
If you are using a continuous floating type of stairway, consider using a single thick wire(clothes hanger or wind smaller gauges together) to connect them all?
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Post by sotf on Jan 9, 2018 19:28:28 GMT
Toothpicks and similar are great ways to reinforce joins.
If you're making something that will end up heavier over it to the point where it may not support it with the white or wood glue, you might consider using a two part epoxy or resin to bond it. Adding hardness to the bond.
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Post by sgtslag on Jan 10, 2018 15:51:41 GMT
I've used Hot Glue, but I found that the High Temp glue setting will melt the foam... Low Temp setting works pretty well. They do make a glue for use on foam, however, if you want to try a specialized product for it. Have not use it, myself, but it is highly recommended for such on other forums. Cheers!
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Post by claudekennilol on Jan 10, 2018 16:24:21 GMT
I've used Hot Glue, but I found that the High Temp glue setting will melt the foam... Low Temp setting works pretty well. They do make a glue for use on foam, however, if you want to try a specialized product for it. Have not use it, myself, but it is highly recommended for such on other forums. Cheers! Hm.. my glue gun doesn't have temp settings.. What specific specialized glue do others here recommend? Is it the one above that I linked or something else?
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Post by sotf on Jan 10, 2018 23:38:58 GMT
I've used Hot Glue, but I found that the High Temp glue setting will melt the foam... Low Temp setting works pretty well. They do make a glue for use on foam, however, if you want to try a specialized product for it. Have not use it, myself, but it is highly recommended for such on other forums. Cheers! The foam glue is really only worth getting if you're going to do a lot of massive shaping of foam after putting it together because it pretty much fuses the material and you don't have the minor issues that can come out of glue barriers when cutting it up. For terrain work, it isn't needed unless you either have a bit left over or you have a lot of money to burn. I know a couple people who tend to use it regularly, but they don't really make terrain pieces. They're more of the professional level stuff that isn't for wargaming. They make props and decorations for companies and theaters, and one of them uses it for sculpting work where the catches and issues add a whole lot more issues when making it that are a pain to fix up.
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