[SML] Stapling Lauan

[Dan Sheehan]

1) predrill the lauan with 11/64 or 3/16...
   screws pull down *much* easier & cleaner (this saves time),
   doesn't have to scrunch up much material so doesn't raise a ridge around
the crater

  can use fewer screws, and add brads in between screws

2) my fave trick for hiding screws and other holes / pits..
 while priming, roll paint over the hole area,
 stick a small piece of *torn* newspaper onto/into the wet paint,
 roll or brush more paint over that.

 quick & easy, no added drying cycle required

HTH

On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 2:57 PM, Randy Storms via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> I need to build a number of Hollywood flats with 1/4" lauan faces - I have
> had difficulty in the past securing the skins in this situation - screws
> are too visible, and brads and staples pull right through.  I end up
> stapling and gluing, then repairing them after every performance.  Anyone
> have a secret trick?
>
> Randy Storms
> Mount Baker Theatre
> Bellingham, WA
>
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...Dan Sheehan
Fixer of things that break
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