Help! My brother builds and ships data cabinets and has enlisted me to repair this "shock proof" pallet.
He tells that that loose 2×8 and another one were GLUED to the syrofoam blocks then there two thin strips of plywood to tie the whole thing together that the pallet jack has to bump over.
My question: What type of glue would hold this together to make a cross country trip? I was thinking of PL400 from my high school construction job days. Anybody know a better solution?
In prior days I used to make all kinds of experimental radio controlled planes out of foam. There aren't that many solid ways to bind a wooden motor stick to the foam to the foam. The strongest way I found was Gorilla Glue. Later I found low temp hot glue works "good enough" and is cheaper, but the Gorilla Glue works REALLY well.
More recently I've added a block of squishy foam, looked like the stuff pictured, between two pieces of plywood in order to isolate a go-pro from the vibration of a drone (cough quadcopter), although it did it's job really well, it needed some string threaded around as strain relief to prevent the two pieces from pulling apart on landing.
Remember, water is the activator for Gorilla Glue, spray a little on the surface when it is really dry out. Spray more and it will expand to fill in large gaps.
I used "Original Gorilla Glue" with great success on this one time project.
I was sold when on the box in reads, " Bonds virtually everything, Wood, Stone, Metal, Ceramic, Foam, Glass and more!
But I'm thinking both wood and foam are porous so this should be an easy fix.
i had some gorilla glue #4 and it was a fantastic strain. Every time i have used gorilla glue it has been a terrible failed mess. i would consider 3m spray adhesive.
There IS a bit of a learning curve with Gorilla Glue. I've made messes and ruined a couple of shirts. It's hard to get of your hands too. I'm fussy as to where and when I'll use it. It reminds me of spray foam used in insulating around doors and windows
On my old Fire Department, the racks that hold the tubes for fireworks were assembled with screws and Gorilla Glue…
It's great stuff for appropriate uses…
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