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Hot glue vs tape for load bearing joints, I think we're all wrong about one of them
Been building cardboard furniture for a year now and I keep seeing posts where people swear by hot glue for anything holding weight. But last month I built a shelf in my garage in Austin that collapsed after 3 days because the glue joints just sheared off. The tape on the other hand, the good strapping tape with fibers, held fine when I tested a chair arm. Am I missing something or do we need to fight about this? Has anyone actually tested both on the same project?
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fox.jesse19h ago
Man, my buddy in Houston had the exact same thing happen with a shop bench, glue popped right off the cardboard after a few days. He switched to fiber tape on the weight points and it's still holding two years later.
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