jerrye

I've had much said about what comes out of my mind over the years, but interesting and insight are rarely heard in the comments.... Learn? Yeah. Remember? Nah, unless it's something that you've relied on for a living over a decade or so...which enables scoring fairly well on a pop quiz. There is a lot more where that came from, but is it useful?

Having sold tape for a living in the past, I can say that 3M is good tape, with consistent quality control, and the most expensive option available. The problem with adherence to a carton these days could be that the carton has high recycled content. Shorter fiber strands are much tougher for tape to adhere to, requiring in many cases a better tack in the adhesive. The three types of adhesive in descending order of popularity and ascending order of cost are hot melt, acrylic, and natural rubber. If you're looking to use packaging tape, hot melt will be the type with an amber tint and a tackier release, while acrylic is clear with a freer release. Natural rubber is pretty much limited to duct tape. The perception is since acrylic releases so easily that it isn't as sticky as hot melt, but that isn't true. Acrylic has a faster and stronger tack than hot melt, so a release agent is applied to the back of the carrier to enable using the tape without having to fight it to get it off of the roll. In a freezer environment, acrylic is the adhesive used as nothing else will work on cases of frozen or soon to be frozen product. Look around and see if you can find Shurtape. It's a good quality tape that will cost less than 3M...if that kind of thing matters to you. This is likely more about tape than anyone really wanted to know.

You could try using thinned acrylic paint to stain. It can be made as opaque as you want, allowing most or just some of the grain through. It's available in a vast palette of colors as well.

Not the cheapest option, but the easiest one I've found, and the one I use in the house: https://www.amazon.com/Command-Picture-Decorate-Damage-Free-PH206-14NA/dp/B073XR4X72/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3UKIAM19WM9CL&dchild=1&keywords=velcro+picture+hanging+strips&qid=1609508836&sprefix=velcro+pi%2Caps%2C213&sr=8-2 They're available in several sizes and strengths. I use sawtooth most often on scroll projects, usually with E6000 or screws, depending on the thickness of material I'm attaching to.

Welcome to the Village from another central NC fella. Durham is where I was born & raised, but due to sales jobs I spent much time in Alamance County. Got out of Durham before I got shot, but still lived in the Triangle before moving to Clearwater about ten years ago. Hope to see ya around!

Nice work. Can you tell me where I can source this pattern please?

At the risk of hijacking this thread (which may or may not have already happened ) I think that Gary hit on something in his last comment above that needs a little more fleshing out...so I'll give it a shot. According to your comment that I quoted, Gary, I'm becoming more convinced that a generation that never learned the "lessons of life" themselves cannot teach those to its subsequent generation. IOW, if this is true, then the generation that raised today's parents bear a lot of responsibility for spoiling their kids and keeping them from learning the "lessons of life," which stopped the passing on of those lessons. Or, I could be totally wrong here. But I don't think so.

I have a similar feel about tradition just for the sake of tradition...especially as it pertains to my job as a pastor. OTOH, as I am involved with a few forums, this change here seems less...well...foreign than others that I have seen updated. I have to say I like the look at first glance.

Full sheets of BB can also be sourced from larger cabinet shops. Many of them have will call counters specifically for selling materials to the public.

Higher upfront cost, but if I were doing this I'd use rare earth magnets in place of the velcro. With these you may not even need any kind of latch.

Nice work, and excellent marketing idea! I developed a system for playing the game. I end up with one peg every time... which proves just how much time I've spent in Cracker Barrel stores!

Welcome! Born 1961 and raised in Durham; got out before getting shot; always lived in Triangle until moving to Clearwater FL in 2010. Miss a few things about NC, but FL is nice! Errybody gotta start somewhere....

Not 'cartoonish," but abstract. In any case it is a job well done!

Duct tape, heated to set the adhesive. Nowadays it does come in many colors and patterns...

"Retired" grill frames are highly adaptable and quite useful for anything that needs to be mobile and doesn't need to hold a ton (literally) of weight. As is they are stronger than you may think, and with a little reinforcement hold up under heavier loads. You can also replace the wheels with larger options from Harbor Freight for use over unlevel ground. They also come in various sizes, are usually easy to find, and often are free or very low cost. I'm thinking about using one to make a miter saw stand. Kevin, I think you'll be happy with this setup. If not, adapt!