Fishman Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 I haven't had anywhere near the amount of time I wanted to have in the garage, but I did manage to make my first puzzle tonight! Still need to work out a better method. I don't feel the photo is stuck to the wood well enough. Also don't know how I like cutting it after putting the Mod Podge on; even though it was recommended. All in all I think it came out pretty good....if I do say so myself. Oh, and the photo used was one I took. I dabble in photography too as another side hobby. lawson56, LarB and amazingkevin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Looks fine to me! Nice photo also. Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Yea I agree looks Great! I have tried puzzles in the past,I have had some moderate success with them.I think my wood was to thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Nicely done. Not sure how you would get it to stick better but it looks great. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Looks great!......Don't see anything wrong with that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Good job, I'm going to switch from spray glue to contact cement or 77 spray glue.For some reason the photos i've glued come off unexpectedly on the edges.Maybe that's where my fingers touched it.thicker wood needs a bigger blade so they come apart easy.Marriage pictures ,like when they cut the cake were a big selling part of the puzzles i made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankorona Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Lovely work, very nice, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarB Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Nice work Fishman, great photo too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishman Posted March 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 (edited) Thanks everybody! Good job, I'm going to switch from spray glue to contact cement or 77 spray glue.For some reason the photos i've glued come off unexpectedly on the edges.Maybe that's where my fingers touched it.thicker wood needs a bigger blade so they come apart easy.Marriage pictures ,like when they cut the cake were a big selling part of the puzzles i made. I remember Carter Johnson saying he uses plain old cheap Aleene's Tacky Glue. I'm thinking any glue like that or wood glue would work. I used spray adhesive for this one. Upon further investigation I noticed that the picture wasn't peeling, but more of splitting from itself. I will try some more testing and share whatever I find with everybody....maybe it will help somebody out. I will say I used some of the Mod Podge to glue a few more pictures last night, and from what I can tell there is no way you're getting them off. So far, as it stands Spray is not as good. Edited March 1, 2015 by Fishman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Fishman, if you were to apply the spray glue like I'm about to mention, I think you will have better results. Apply the spray glue to both surfaces, the face of the wood and the back of the picture. Let the glue set-up for about 20-30 seconds, before applying the picture to the wood. I found that by doing it this way, the picture and wood always stays stuck together. Make sure that the picture is placed right where you want it, because, there's no separating them once they come into contact with each other. Good luck. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 When I make puzzles I use this stuff from Hobbycraft the pva glue is cheap and I use an old credit card to spread it on and a sponge roller to even out the picture the puzzle conserver isn't cheap and you just sponge it on, it has it's own sponge attached to the bottle which you wash under water when finished works well. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 That puzzle looks good to me. I have never tried a puzzle so I can't add much but there is a lot of answers out there. I dond't think that you need much help. you did good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishman Posted March 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Fishman, if you were to apply the spray glue like I'm about to mention, I think you will have better results. Apply the spray glue to both surfaces, the face of the wood and the back of the picture. Let the glue set-up for about 20-30 seconds, before applying the picture to the wood. I found that by doing it this way, the picture and wood always stays stuck together. Make sure that the picture is placed right where you want it, because, there's no separating them once they come into contact with each other. Good luck. Len Thanks, I might give it another try. When I make puzzles I use this stuff from Hobbycraft the pva glue is cheap and I use an old credit card to spread it on and a sponge roller to even out the picture the puzzle conserver isn't cheap and you just sponge it on, it has it's own sponge attached to the bottle which you wash under water when finished works well. Roly I will also look into this. So many options I'm all over the place at the moment, just trying to find what works best for me. Do you know of a good spray that would protect the photo? I know there are some out there, just wondering if you have ever used them? Wondering if could I use Deft over photos? I might have to try that today and see what happens. That puzzle looks good to me. I have never tried a puzzle so I can't add much but there is a lot of answers out there. I dond't think that you need much help. you did good. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Nice job on the puzzle cutting . i have made a few and so far as I know, I have no sticking problem with mine. At least I have heard of none. I used the regular wood glue. not sure why I was so lucky with it. Maybe I should make one for myself and put it together a few times and see what happens. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Beautiful looking photo. The puzzle looks great to me. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Butcher Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 I had a go at making Playing card puzzles. I think i used only PVA. It didn't feel like it was going to hold all that well, but it didn't used all that much. I tried stack cutting 3 cards at once and screwed it up ruining the whole lot! Bla! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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