Hey guys,
I did a carving for a client and she wants to attach it to the side of a kitchen cabinet, but she doesn’t want to drill holes in the cabinet. No problem, I said, I will use double stick tape. Unfortunately, the cabinets have a waxy finish on them and the tape won’t stick. Any ideas? I’m thinking of using something like naphtha to remove the waxy finish where the tape would go, but I would welcome any other ideas.
Jim
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Perhaps after cleaning off the waxy stuff hot glue maybe .
Just a thought I had.
she wants to attach it to the side of a kitchen cabinet.. I have no idea of the thickness of the cabinet side panel or anything about the carving.
My first thought was two rare earth magnets. One attached to your carving (maybe imbedded) and another on the inside of the cabinet wall.
Although very high forces can be produced by even small magnets, the force produced by any two magnets is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them...
This means that the force between any two magnets falls dramatically with distance.
Just me.
I checked with Lee Valley and their rare earth magnets aren't strong enough to work through the side of a kitchen cabinet. Good idea, though.
Jim
As a variation on the magnet idea, you might suggest using a high-powered electromagnet, powered by a 10hp generator sitting next to the cabinet. That, and a free can of wood putty, might make her more amenable to a couple of small screw holes. ;-)
Maybe just a 220 volt electromagnet in the cabinet.
23 gauge pin nailer. Check the length of pin to use.
Could you hang it? Use monofilament line going up to tiny holes which are high enough or hidden enough to be allowed by the homeowner.
JiminFla,
About a year ago LN had a two day tool show at the North Bennett
St. School. One of the young men there had just finished his major project and he had it on display. I was shocked to learn the shell carvings had been glued on, it was not detectable at all. His method is probably way over the top for your situation but I thought I'd share.
He filled a shallow box with clay and placed the carving face side down in the clay. He then froze the whole thing and glued up while frozen. I thought it was cool :)
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