Thank you! I shall use this info to build a cat tree. Our panther is a big boy with adhd, so sturdy yet cheap seem the perfect solution. Can I use some non-toxic glue? (He will bite and chew anything.) Cheers!
For the flat sheets, what would happen if I bonded all the sheets...THEN cut them with woodcutting tools? Would the sheets delaminate or catch on the saw? For that, I would probably use a different adhesive so that the adhered surfaces would be uniform in texture and thickness.
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Really good sense. Adding a layer of packaging paper with a good paste (cellulose plus PVA) improves the appearance and adds greater strength. A presentation suggestion - an occasional smile would enhance the delivery! Remember, it’s FUN.
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Will polymer clay bond to wood if I mold the clay onto it? What I'm making would require the clay to be on both sides of the wood, but not wrapped around totally encasing the wood. Much of the wood gets left exposed for the finished product. I'm trying to find something that would harden better then what I'm currently using now. That being, wood putty. I stated thinking, "isn't there a clay product that would work better for what I'm doing?" So there you have it, my search is on lol. I've never worked with clay but thought it could be the answer. Just unsure of what kind? I also need to be able to sand and paint after it's fully hardened. If you have any thoughts or suggestions I'd love to hear them. Thanks
I'm no expert or anything, but you can mix clay with some pva glue to make them tougher. Also, sealing the wood before attaching the clay will help it adhere as wood is very porous, you can also coat the wood with the pva glue to cover the pores.
that is not durable you are gluing just surfaces that after a while will delaminate, also you are using thermic glue that other than being not environmental friendly is harder than the cardboard and rigid so you are having and harder body pulling - stretching a soft cardboard surface...
Basically that´s what IKEA does with most of it´s furniture just on an industrial level. This example is pretty good. You can coat the whole thing with shellac at the end and make it really strong and sturdy and also sand and paint it, so you can even make real furniture out of it and nobody would be able to tell it is not just painted cardboard.
That is 70% sure mate. I am a cardboard designer and work with different cardboard thickness you have a wide range to choose from called b 3mm , e 1.5mm , EB flute 4.5mm thick. Boxboard from around 0.8mm to like 0.38mm and below that is like paper and many more. To each material you work to thickness. Basicly it is very interesting what you can get out of cardboard engineering is using mainly in a temporary display for a promotion product but also in the shop front window display could be high end or just standard retail. Furniture will not last long in every day usage all the pends of finishing off. Trust me. So IKEA is using card based designs but a bit more engineered and so it last for long and prepared for mass production more likely cheaper than anything else. whatever.
@@donmjurczelllo6428 Yes I know. They use it as cheap material and coat it with foils so it does not absorb too much moisture. It also does not have to hold much or long. And you rarely use a shelf really, most of the time it just sits there. Cardboard is awesome stuff. I am an automotive design engineer so we work with plastic and sheet metal mostly, obviously for completely different applications, safety is relevant, flammability and so on. But none the less cardboard is awesome.
I have natural clay and I can't find specific instructions for how to bake it. I saw that 135°C and 10 mins per inch is good for polymer but some other place says 87°C and 30-45 mins per inch. What's the difference between polymer and natural clay. Can someone help me? What should I do
