skyler_white95•12d agoProlific Poster

Got into a fight at a maker space over glue guns vs tape for cardboard armor

I was at this maker space in Portland last Saturday working on a cardboard knight helmet for my kid's costume. Some dude walks up and starts saying hot glue is the only way to go for structural stuff, but I've been using packing tape for years and my stuff holds up fine. He showed me a piece he made that was all glued and it looked cleaner, but I argued tape is way easier to fix on the fly at a con. Which method do you guys swear by for costumes that get worn around all day: tape or glue?

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danielwhite11d ago

Tape is a thousand times easier to patch up when a seam blows out halfway through a con day. Glue looks nicer in photos but good luck fixing that in a hotel room with no power.

the_gavin11d ago

Pack a mini sewing kit too, it takes up no space and saves the day every time.