<div dir="ltr">Because in the long run, the adhesive (white or yellow vinyl acrylic glue) is really what holding the skin to the frame, only minimal stapling should be required just to hold the positioning until the glue cures. We never used anything heavier than a medium-wire staple with our Senco staplers. Place with the grain of the lauan, those staples disappear under the paint coats.<div>Steve Rees</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Stephen E. Rees</div><div dir="ltr">RAC Addition Project Shepherd<div>State University of New York at Fredonia</div><div>716.673.3208 Office</div><div>716.680.1565 Mobile</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 2:57 PM, Randy Storms via Stagecraft <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">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?<div><br></div><div>Randy Storms</div><div>Mount Baker Theatre</div><div>Bellingham, WA</div></div>
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