Duct tape merit badge

Grant Lamontagne · **on:** April 10, 2016, 12:16:38 AM

No clamp?

No problem, use duct tape!

Def

zoidberg · **Reply #1 on:** April 10, 2016, 12:30:13 AM

I'm not going to ask what you are doing there but I will point out that it seems shower related...

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #2 on:** April 10, 2016, 02:26:54 AM

Rebuilding aluminum framework around some FRP panels I put along the upper walls and ceiling of a shower. I had to cut notches to allow it to fit properly in with the cross pieces.

I would have thought that was obvious really...

Def

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #3 on:** April 10, 2016, 02:32:13 AM

By the way, in case anyone is wondering what the yellow pipe in the background is, it's actually the Task Quick Support Rod. I have two of them and I love them for working with things on the ceiling- like putting up drywall or ceiling panels. They also work to brace things against a wall or anywhere else things need bracing.

https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.quick-support-rod-160---290-cm-5-ft-3-in---9-ft-5-in.1000151401.html

They aren't cheap, but they are fantastic at what they do. I wish I'd had about five of them to do that job properly, but two of them did good enough that I could muddle through it.

Def

zoidberg · **Reply #4 on:** April 10, 2016, 11:31:51 AM

Hmm... tiles...

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #5 on:** April 10, 2016, 12:57:28 PM

Thankfully the tiles were fine- it was the space above them that I was working with. The ceiling here is quite high and the tile only goes up about 6 and a half or seven feet- the remainder is just plaster so I covered the walls with styrene sheets and the ceiling with FRP.

Def

zoidberg · **Reply #6 on:** April 10, 2016, 01:18:18 PM

I still have to install a heater and air extractor unit.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #7 on:** April 10, 2016, 02:26:27 PM

There is an air exchanger vent in that bathroom, but no fan or exhaust vent. That's really something I need to put in at some point.

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zoidberg · **Reply #8 on:** April 10, 2016, 02:28:24 PM

We have winter on the way so it'll need to happen sooner rather than later.

zoidberg · **Reply #9 on:** April 10, 2016, 02:29:02 PM

Then it's time to break some concrete and build a deck.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #10 on:** April 10, 2016, 03:15:55 PM

Winter huh? I'll bey your winter is a lot better than my spring!

Yesterday afternoon:

This morning:

Def

hugh_h · **Reply #11 on:** April 10, 2016, 04:02:50 PM

Things I've used duct tape on in the last year:
1. As a zipper pull on a coat...the "handle" portion of a zipper broke off, leaving just a stub to pull up and down on. My new duct tape pull is larger, easier for gloved hands.
2. Camera bag strap.
3. Laptop computer hinge broke loose from underlying LCD display part. Daughter says the laptop has opened/closed better and smoother than it has for a year.
4. Foam Roller: Put foam padding over a piece of 4" PVC, the duct tape over the whole thing. Use for rolling out your lower back, piriformis muscle, glutes and hamstrings that are tight from sitting >6 hours a day,etc.

I have at least eight colors/.patterns of duct tape on hand.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #12 on:** April 10, 2016, 04:10:47 PM

Quote from: hugh_h on April 10, 2016, 04:02:50 PM

Things I've used duct tape on in the last year:
1. As a zipper pull on a coat...the "handle" portion of a zipper broke off, leaving just a stub to pull up and down on. My new duct tape pull is larger, easier for gloved hands.
2. Camera bag strap.
3. Laptop computer hinge broke loose from underlying LCD display part. Daughter says the laptop has opened/closed better and smoother than it has for a year.
4. Foam Roller: Put foam padding over a piece of 4" PVC, the duct tape over the whole thing. Use for rolling out your lower back, piriformis muscle, glutes and hamstrings that are tight from sitting >6 hours a day,etc.

I have at least eight colors/.patterns of duct tape on hand.

Start posting some photos and get yourself one of the coveted MTO Merit Badges then!

Def

zoidberg · **Reply #13 on:** April 10, 2016, 10:08:13 PM

Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on April 10, 2016, 03:15:55 PM

Winter huh? I'll bey your winter is a lot better than my spring!

Yesterday afternoon:

(Image removed from quote.)

This morning:

(Image removed from quote.)

Def

Yeah probably, unless I can claim kids under winter.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #14 on:** April 10, 2016, 10:39:21 PM

Kids huh? That's another good use for duct tape....

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zoidberg · **Reply #15 on:** April 11, 2016, 08:52:27 AM

Yeah eh, lol.

hugh_h · **Reply #16 on:** April 11, 2016, 04:03:03 PM

Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on April 10, 2016, 04:10:47 PM

Quote from: hugh_h on April 10, 2016, 04:02:50 PM
Things I've used duct tape on in the last year:
1. As a zipper pull on a coat...the "handle" portion of a zipper broke off, leaving just a stub to pull up and down on. My new duct tape pull is larger, easier for gloved hands.
2. Camera bag strap.
3. Laptop computer hinge broke loose from underlying LCD display part. Daughter says the laptop has opened/closed better and smoother than it has for a year.
4. Foam Roller: Put foam padding over a piece of 4" PVC, the duct tape over the whole thing. Use for rolling out your lower back, piriformis muscle, glutes and hamstrings that are tight from sitting >6 hours a day,etc.

I have at least eight colors/.patterns of duct tape on hand.

Start posting some photos and get yourself one of the coveted MTO Merit Badges then!

Def

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