Taping paper together
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Taping paper together
I have tons of 25cm square sheets of paper. I'm thinking about taping 4 together to get a 50cm square. Has anyone tried this? Does it work well? What kind of tape did you use and how does the tape crease?
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It works all right, but scotch tape does not fold like paper. Be very careful taping though, as you need to make sure the edges are totally flush, and you really need to make sure the tape doesn't overlap, as that will be a death sentence for foldability. I would sometimes tape four 3 inch or 6 inch squares of foil together to make a larger square, which was okay. Not as good as the real thing, unless there were major pressure points along the tape seams. Then it was nice.
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I think that taping paper together isn't a very smart thing to do. It causes the paper to be unevenly thick, and makes the middle of the paper thicker and harder to fold. Most kinds of tape won't fold as well as paper and taping papers together will usually create unsightly seams along the borders. It's usually better just to buy larger sheets of paper. What kind of paper are you using anyway?
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wow, i have to post a dissent. taping 4 pieces of kami together is a great, GREAT way to get a large piece of paper to practice a complex model. IMHO, it is EASIER than cutting out a perfect large square (no matter how careful i am, i'm always a few mm off, not to mention the cut edge is not always completely straight, which drives me insane). it is actually surprisingly easy to line up the edges and apply tape.
i couldn't imagine going through all the BS hassle of making tissue paper or double-tissue MC only to mess up a model. by comparison, taping together 4 pieces of kami is quick, if you mess up a model, no big deal. throw it away, start again, you can have another large piece of paper in less than 10 minutes. no need to worry about making a mess or getting high off glue spray.
of course, the end product is not likely something to be suitable for display, but again, for practicing super-complex models that require a large piece of paper, IMHO, it is an excellent solution.
i couldn't imagine going through all the BS hassle of making tissue paper or double-tissue MC only to mess up a model. by comparison, taping together 4 pieces of kami is quick, if you mess up a model, no big deal. throw it away, start again, you can have another large piece of paper in less than 10 minutes. no need to worry about making a mess or getting high off glue spray.
of course, the end product is not likely something to be suitable for display, but again, for practicing super-complex models that require a large piece of paper, IMHO, it is an excellent solution.
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