Thread: Spray adhesive for patterns.

Most craft stores sell spray on adhesive. Try Spotlight.
It is around $10-11 per can.
Regards Ned

Removing the pattern after use is tedious. And, e.g. mineral spirits can affect the wood.

For an alternate, I use laser print or photocopy (mirror image) face down on the work. Pass a clothes iron at highest setting (usually Linen) over it to transfer the toner emulsion to the workpiece. If you cut with the line on the waste side, the pattern vanishes.

Secure the pattern in a waste area to preserve alignment. Lift occasionally to verify placement.

Cheers,
Joe

I have never had success using spray glue. It just doesn't work for me beside being expensive and spreads every where when pressing the button.

I use paper masking tape from a $2 shop. It only costs $2 per roll. I put this onto the stock and then I glue the pattern to the masking tape.

When it is time to remove the pattern it just peels off cleanly and easily. No need for heat or spirits to make it let go.

An alternate to masking tape is the product contact as used to line cupboards etc.

John

I just position the paper and the tape it down with clear tape. This works well on smaller projects where it doesn't flap around too much.

I use blue painters tape, then glue pattern down with a glue stick, available from the cheap shop I pay $5 for 6 tubes
works well for me, peels off with no problems.
Richard

I have been scrolling now for many years and have tried many ways of attaching the pattern. But I have always returned to the spray glue. Either that or self adhesive paper. The SA paper is not as expensive as you may first think. I now get the glue from Bunnings. I think it is about $14 a can. I remove the pattern by applying white spirits, and I have not known it to effect the timber. Of course you have to wipe the timber over with a rag moistened with turps to clean off the glue residue.

Noel

Many thanks to all you coves for the hints, am very grateful.

I use the spray adhesive from the craft stores. On the can it says to only spray on one surface for temporary adhesive and both surfaces for permanent. So far I have used two brands with exactly the same advise on the can.

To also mention I have not done any scroll sawing so not sure what would be the results on smaller parts.

best one I like is just a stationary blue glue stick...can see where its put (since its blue)..just running the stick along the pattern profile only, so it wont flap about where it counts....for running a bandsaw cut for instance. I like to use cheap white sandwitch paper from the supermarket...transparent enough that I can trace something onto it and then glue it directly to something to make a template.

I got fed up using the spray adhesive method. It was messy, patterns would keep lifting off the wood and I had persevered with several brands of spray adhesive without any real improvement.

Instead I opted for printing the pattern straight onto an Avery brand self adhesive label and sticking that on the wood. Brilliant results. At the moment I am using an A4 one to the sheet label and it is magic! You can get labels for laser or inkjet printers. I had been searching for the A4 label for ages and found it in, of all places, my local newsagent.

Originally Posted by Mike_R

I got fed up using the spray adhesive method. It was messy, patterns would keep lifting off the wood and I had persevered with several brands of spray adhesive without any real improvement.

Instead I opted for printing the pattern straight onto an Avery brand self adhesive label and sticking that on the wood. Brilliant results. At the moment I am using an A4 one to the sheet label and it is magic! You can get labels for laser or inkjet printers. I had been searching for the A4 label for ages and found it in, of all places, my local newsagent.

Mike, is this the one you use? (L7167REV)

Yes it seems to be the one. I am using a 20 sheet pack, same dimensions as your one but are labelled as mailing Labels, Shipping and Parcel. Same code number L77167.

Originally Posted by Mike_R

Yes it seems to be the one. I am using a 20 sheet pack, same dimensions as your one but are labelled as mailing Labels, Shipping and Parcel. Same code number L77167.

Thanks Mike. From what I can gather, the mail labels aren't intended to be removable, the difference is in the 'REV' part of the number, I think.

For anyone interested, I just found them online, ($29.55+$4.95 deliv/25 sheets), here: -
LABEL AVERY LASER L7167REV 1L-25SH REMOVABLE

They also have a warehouse here: -
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Auburn NSW 2144
Opening Times: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm AEST



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I ordered a box to test. I usually print onto A4 paper, then go over the rear of the lines with pencil, place it on the workpiece and trace firmly over the lines to transfer the image.

Edit: 3M make an A4 Post-It Note, too, I just learned.

Thanks Hermit. I noticed the adhesive was a different type to what I usually find on sticky labels, but it gave me no grief taking it off wood. There was no glue residue whatever. Cost wise they were less than $20 for a pack of 20 sheets. I only wanted a few sheets to try out anyway!