I am wondering if I glue together two pieces of rip stop to make a tarp, what has everyone's experience been on how well it will hold together?
This is due to not having a sewing machine.
I am wondering if I glue together two pieces of rip stop to make a tarp, what has everyone's experience been on how well it will hold together?
This is due to not having a sewing machine.
I suppose it depends on the glue but I am pretty sure that this won't work or hold up as well as you might like.
Also, I can only assume that the ripstop you are discussing is either silicone impregnated or some heavily calendared material otherwise the water repellancy might be in question.
you could always set up under a 11ft by 5 ft tarp as your first DIY (however, it looks that you would still need to hem the edges -in both creations).
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If you don't know anyone with a sewing machine that you could borrow or bribe to do the sewing for you, you can hand stitch a tarp together. Will take quite a bit more time than a sewing machine, but will likely last longer than gluing.
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I've never thought about glueing silnylon to make a tarp, but I have had good success with glueing patches for side pullouts. You can read about it here: http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ad.php?t=25782
Two of my tarps have side pullouts attached with only silicone. They have been on multiple trips this year, in lots of rain and some wind. They are holding up quite well.
If you decide to try it, I would suggest having an overlap of 4-5" for the ridgeline. This should give enough surface area for an adequate glueline and provide enough strength to pitch it taut.
This will get you two pieces of silnylon to form the tarp, but you will stil need tieouts at the corners. Keep in mind that silicone will NOT adhere to grosgrain or webbing -- just silnylon. You'll have to get creative to provide tieouts with sewing something.
Make sure you use 100% silicone. Don't squeegee out too much silicone or there won't be enough left to form the glueline. Practice on scrap first, then the tarp. Don't tension the joint until it has cured completely.
Another neat idea out of the box. Let us know how it goes.
Thanks for the helpful tips. I'm still trying to get some cheap nylon to give this a try.
An alternative might be Tyvek. It doesn't need hemming, and it's actually better to use Tyvek tape to bond it rather than sewing, according to everything I've seen.
It won't be as light as 1.1 silnylon, but it should be about the same price (if not cheaper).
I would imagine that using the 3M 9460 tape used on Cuben woudl also work reasonably well on waterproof fabric, and give a "sealed" seam. Especially if you used one of the thicker adhesive variants.
Might be harder to do than sewing, but would avoid needing a sewing machine.
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