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Sup /po/

I sometimes use tape to hold my paper crafts together. They come out horrible, but shinie, and I kind of like it like that.

I'm trying to put them together with glue sticks, but they always fall apart, maybe because they dont dry as quickly.

So /po/, What exactly do YOU use to put paper crafts together?
>> Anonymous
Regular scotch tape. It looks pwnage.
>> Hunter
I'm an Elmer's Glue n00b.
Not to mention I use printer paper for all my projects.

...I need to go to Michael's.
>> Roby
>>26600


Yea, I use printer paper too. I tried using hard paper for expirementing. I tried to make a Boxcat and a Mario (The really blocky one) and it was hard because they always became unfolded.
>> Anonymous
Good ole' Elmers glue and a tooth pick.

I use to tooth pick to get spread the glue on the tab.
>> Anonymous
I hate using glue. Double sided tape for the win!

And printer paper, obviously.
>> Anonymous
>>26600
>>26602

There's a lot of different thicknesses of printer paper. They refer to it in the USA as lb. weight. I think 20 lb.weight is the average printer paper thickness, and some of the higher lb. weights are also known as cardstock. This is probably what you're thinking about going to Michael's for.

If you're thinking about using bristol board, though, it's too thick and won't go through the printer properly. Firsthand experience there.

The paper that I use for this is 65 lb. weight and it can be found at any office supply store. Printers can usually take papers even thicker than that, but I forget exactly what weight it is that most stop at. It's either around 90 or 120. I really don't remember. But it's difficult to find paper that thick at some office supply places, so 65 lb. weight should do just fine.


Also, if you have any problems with something staying properly folded, then you can always score lightly where the folds should be before actually folding the paper.
>> Hunter
>>26605
Hm. Maybe I should use that I have one roll of Scotch Double-Sided will that work?
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It dries a bit too fast when you got something complicated to glue, but it hold damn well.
>> Anonymous
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Liquid glue pen. It dries moderately fast so you can have a blob of it off to the side to use like paint without worrying about it drying up. It's completely clear and doesn't soak through so long as you apply it thin enough.

I've never used tape. Do you tape on the outside or something? Doesn't that look tacky?
>> Anonymous
I use wood glue and glue sticks. As well as scotch tape on the insides to hold the pieces together while the glue dries/extra-support.
>> Anonymous
i use wet glue like you would have in school.

easy.
>> Anonymous
I just use wood glue. It works.
>> Hunter
Hey, that toothpick + Elmer's works pretty well.
Too bad my baby sister crushed my Moot cat's head before I finished it.
Little brat.
>> Anonymous
>>26621

I'm not sure what Scotch tape is. The double sided tape that I use is less wide than normal (clear) tape and I believe it's sometimes also called mounting tape.

>>26633

I use the tape only on the places where you'd normally use glue. So no tape on the outside, that does indeed look tacky.
>> Anonymous
does anyone use a sealant on their crafts and if they do what kind?
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Actually, I was just thinking about that earlier today. I'm about to finish the Numsekar Wanzer from Front Mision 5 and I thought it'd be sweet to sael the whole thing with some kind of spray acrylic or painting sealant. I haven't tried anything yet, but I'll let you know how it comes out when I do.
>> Anonymous
I use just normal pvc glue, but toothpicks suck for spreading it. I once saw a tutuorial using scraps of paper to spread the glue, and that's now what I use. Just little strips of paper.
>> Anonymous
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I use 'dry' adhesive, (3M VHB series, non-foam kinds) same kind of crap the labelmaking industry uses to stick metal labels to almost any dry surface imaginable. They're not exactly double-sided tape, since they're a lot more expensive for a reason. They're supposedly 'acrylic' based adhesives so some of them have about the same strength as some superglues when you apply the right amount of pressure onto them. No wait time, no drying time, no messy glues that go everywhere, although I may suggest working on a glass surface so you can scrape off stray adhesive that may come in contact with your favorite table.