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Anonymous
hey /po/, is there any way to make paper very stiff and relatively strong? i'm trying make something where the only simple (and cost-efficient) method is paper.

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>> Anonymous
Glue another ply of paper under the paper that you already printed out. Haven't tried it myself but for the more seemingly delicate models, I would.
>> Anonymous
>>115936
its not really a model. its something i probably should be doing with either wood or very light metal. wood cant be cut precisely enough and i dont have anything to cut/shape metal with. is there any kind of glue or something i can soak the folded paper in to make it hard?
>> Torrent !!ZoIkdDC44YL
Crazy/nail glue & Card stock

The glue makes the paper extreamly hard, almost fiberglass like. Though it may not be cost effective on large projects(unless someone knows where to get industral vats of the stuff). Only thing I would suggest is if you do plan on using the glue is to cut the peices before hand as its hard to do so after the glue has dried. Also the paper/gule will stick to anything, flesh, glass, and metal included.
>> Anonymous
would you happen to know if this glue conducts electricity? if it does i cant use it. :o
>> Anonymous
>>115935
turn it into compressed cardboard.
>> Cotton Eyed Joe­
>>115949
do you know if there are any ionic salts present in the glue?
>> Torrent !!ZoIkdDC44YL
As far as I know once it's dry it doesn't, but I've never really tested it that much.

Though if the OP doesn't mind me asking, what are you building that requires it to be light, strong, and electrical resistant? inb4pikachucage4teamrocket
>> M.
>>115935
ITT : Paper mâché.
>> Anonymous
>>115964
It really depends on the glue. Most glues cannot. Elmer's, fer instance, is primarily polyvinyl OH + polyvinyl Ac. (Neither are ionic.)

OP may just wanna try saturating the paper with Elmer's, too.
>> Anonymous
If you really wanna go all out, you can do what I've been doing with my Master Chief armor I made from paper... fiberglass it.

Coat the whole thing with fiberglass resin, and then if you want real strength, put some fiberglass cloth on it and add more resin. As a side note, a benefit of it being so hard is you can then sand it to smooth it out, and add bondo, which allows you to smooth it further, and you can carve details into it.

If anyone is crazy enough (like me) to spend a year making armor from Halo, go to www.mjolnirarmor.com