what do you guys use to glue/stick wood to the inside of the tin to give it strength?
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what do you guys use to glue/stick wood to the inside of the tin to give it strength?
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when I get around to doing it.I'll take some shots of how I do it.
whether right or wrong it doesn't matter as long as it work!
Lately I have been using Sikabond Techgrip Multi Purpose Polyurethane Adhesive, though I have used Epoxy in the past.
Similar to Gorilla Glue. It foams a bit. Adding wood bracing really increases the strength and I can then have the lunchbox style tins with the back opening and no place for the little ones to cut their fingers.
I also tend to go for a bend rather than cut method
See my instructable for the method.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Ford-mini-glovebox-guitarukulele/
Half a dozen wood screws through the tin into the wood does the job, depends on you construction method.
I've been watching this thread John ,and wasn't quite sure what you were asking,i thought you were looking for ways to stiffen the top against string compression,but if not ,i definitely wouldn't be gluing the neck to the tin,as P Kid shows,just fold back your openings and screw it,you stiffen the tin and easily pulled apart if needed
just gluing the wood to the sides to give the tin strength but not doing it now. the neck I have no problem.
I've read it Kid. I do have some pickups so I'll try what you did.
having another look at the tin I don't think I'll need any wood on the inside.
once I've got my work out of the way I'll start on it.
the tin only cost me less than 5 uk pounds and with biscuits in it to.
I could of bought this tin as well but decided 1 is enough.
thanks for the replies.
I just bought this tin the other week ,so this will be my next project.
the tin is quite deep so I should get a nice sound out of it.
thinking of using a piezo instead of a single coil as I don't want to cut the face of the tin.
When performing, consider wearing mechanical pants. :))
If I have to use glue, I use Araldite, the regular stuff, not the rapid setting type, and I clean the tin with Wurth clutch cleaner to make sure there's no grease or residue. Having said that, I much prefer to rely on a mechanical fixing if I can (or supplement the glue with a screw fixing to clamp it together) , but it does depend on the construction you are using of course.
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