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Post by Randy Earle on Dec 10, 2010 1:15:08 GMT -5
My wife puts that plastic on the insides of our windows. She uses DUCK Brand Winterizing Kits available at most stores. It's installed using a very thin double sided tape to hold the plastic to the window frame. We have a few windows that have had the same tape on it for over 10 years and it's still holding. I bought a roll of this tape to put Snake Skin on my Cameras, and it works great because it'so thin. Why couldn't I use this tape to install walkway treads? I'm gonna try it. I put this Lizard Skin on this camera 11 years ago, and it's still holding using the tape.    |
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Post by antlorch on Dec 10, 2010 9:16:47 GMT -5
Randy I would be very interested in knowing if this works or not.. Please give it a try and let us know... I hate using CA to glue the stuff down and I have never made it over to ACE Hardware to get and Barge Cement..
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Post by Randy Earle on Dec 10, 2010 13:30:24 GMT -5
If you have Drug Mart, they sell it rolls in the hardware section for less than 2 bucks. I'm waiting on my treads from Railflyer and if they ever get here I'll do some quick pics.
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sd50f
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Post by sd50f on Dec 10, 2010 22:10:13 GMT -5
Chris @ Railflyer was apparently looking into having double sided tape laser cut for just such an application.
I couldn't find Barge in my area, so I used a water based contact cement. I didn't thin it down or anything, and my treads haven't budged at all. It's called Lepage Pres-Tite Green Contact Cement. It works well, and with the small number of things I build with it the can should last forever.
timothy dineen
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Post by icghogger on Dec 11, 2010 9:53:16 GMT -5
That turned out real nice, Uncle Jay. I have been very happy with the other Archer products I have used, but have not tried the tread plate. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by Randy Earle on Dec 11, 2010 14:00:13 GMT -5
That stuff's pretty nice Jay, where do YOU get it?
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Post by RunningExtra on Dec 11, 2010 14:06:00 GMT -5
That turned out great Jay, thanks for sharing the pics with us.
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Post by dmfoamer on Dec 11, 2010 14:34:10 GMT -5
Very nice looking Where do you get it at?
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Post by Randy Earle on Dec 11, 2010 15:45:25 GMT -5
If this pic is the real size of the thing, that's way over priced, $17.95 for a splatter of resin! Can you measure a sheet and give us the size?  |
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dtinut
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Post by dtinut on Dec 13, 2010 0:45:44 GMT -5
Jay,
That's definitely worth it than (Alco tread plate). Is the stuff GE used the same Alco?
I have a couple U25C's in the works, and need to do something with them.
Brian
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Post by Mark R. on Dec 13, 2010 14:11:19 GMT -5
Jay - I'm in need of some nine inch louvers .... have you tried cutting down the fourteen inch louvers and splicing them back together to see how that would work ?
Mark.
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Post by sd45longhoodfoward on Dec 15, 2010 19:28:47 GMT -5
hmmm this product sounds like a great one less mess no glues or clean ups a bit pricy but worth it IM in!!!
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zakc
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Post by zakc on Jan 28, 2011 19:47:52 GMT -5
If your using photo etched another glue that works better than CA is called Gator Goop it comes in a bottle the same size as Micro Scale decal solvents and lasts just about forever. it is a water based acrylic that hold great
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