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GrampaJim

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My shop is in my basement.  Too cold in Wisconsin winters for the garage.  I have tried using #77 spray adhesive for attaching patterns and need a different product - too many family members with allergies and asthma.  All the other things I use (BLO, Mineral Spirits, etc)  don't seem to be a problem.  It seems to be that product. Any suggestions would be very welcome.

 

Jim

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I have terrible allergies.  I haven't been able to cut this week at all due to a horrible allergy attack which led to a horrible cold (that I seem to passed on to my DH, poor fellow).  Here's what works for me.

 

If I'm gluing down a photo that's going to stay, like for a puzzle, I use 3M 45 adhesive spray.  I have to use it outside, on top of newspaper because it's messy.  If I'm gluing wood to wood I use Elmer's Wood Glue.  

 

Like your family, other sprays bother my allergies, especially used in an enclosed space (the fumes), so If I'm using a pattern that's going to be removed (like the grid for my puzzle pieces), I use clear packing tape.  The edge comes off as I cut, so I use small pieces to tape the edge back down as I go.  

 

I hope that helps!

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Try covering the area with clear packing tape; then using fine-point (I use red-- because it shows better against the blades) marker to draw the pattern on the tape.

You might have to experiment with the tape and markers to find what works with each other the best.

 

On things I ma going to repeat; I make templates and use this technique all the time.

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I USE painters tape (3m brand) Then i use glue sticks ( the kind that goes on blue and drys clear) This works good for me . It is a little time consuming on fret work but it does work no allergies.

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My shop is in my basement.  Too cold in Wisconsin winters for the garage.  I have tried using #77 spray adhesive for attaching patterns and need a different product - too many family members with allergies and asthma.  All the other things I use (BLO, Mineral Spirits, etc)  don't seem to be a problem.  It seems to be that product. Any suggestions would be very welcome.

 

Jim

See my post on "Attach a Pattern , No tape, No glue"   

No smell, no odor

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I use 'Stick & Release' from scrolleronline.com.  You just cut it to the required size put it on the wood, pull off the outer layer of paper, stick on the pattern and away you go.  Would not use any other method now.  Easy to attach and easy to remove.  No smell, no fuss.

 

Marg

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  I do not have any allergies so this is not a problem for me but, for years I used blue painters tape and the large glue sticks so it covers a large area quickly. I glue the paper pattern and if there is a lot of fret work involved, I sometime would also put a coat of glue stick to the tape surface too. after I stuck the pattern to the taped wood, I would use a rag to wipe off any glue that might be beyond the pattern paper. It has worked well for me for years but not I use spray glue because I found it even easier to remove the pattern paper after the cutting it finished. I prefer the glue that Harbor Freight sells because it comes in a large container and is under $10 a can. I have tried several other spray glues and I like this one the best too. it is made be CRC, which is an American company that has been around for a long time. I do not know if it effects people with allergies because I am the only one in my shop and as I stated above, I have no allergies.

 

Dick

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I don't have any allergies, but the wife suffers from asthma. I lay down 3m blue painters tape then spray the pattern with #77. Tape lifts off nicely. Before the 3m #77 I used krylon tack spray. Did not do a bad job, but you have to watch while cutting. I had a few patterns lift on me. Never happened with #77.

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Like Kardar2, I use Almer's spray adhesive also. I've never had a problem with it, it goes on nice and smooth, and it releases from the project fairly easily too. If your going to be using a spray glue to attach your patterns to wood, you should check the can to make sure that you have the repositional stuff. 3M-77 is not a repositional glue, it is made more for permanent attachment to something.

Len

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