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Comment Re: Let me guess the name of the line (Score 1) 95

Just be careful when assembling particleboard furniture with gorilla glue (aka polyurethane glue) ... it will NEVER come apart. You will need to smash the particleboard itself if you ever want to break it down as the glue is far stronger than the wood.

Indeed. polyurethane glue is just for a second lease on life. As with most wood glues it is stronger than the particle board.

What this means is...if you build it and it does't sit perfectly flat while the glue cures then your furniture will forever be wonky and crooked. I'm careful when I build and have ikea furniture that's lasted close to a decade through 5 or 6 moves without anything coming loose.

Good point. Having said that, I haven't had an IKEA thing being wonky. Even those given a second lease on life. May be just luck, may be that I take my time when assembling them.

Oh, and good luck if get it on your hands of clothes *sigh*

Hands: it forms a hard coating on your skin. That coating will come off because it isn't as flexible as your skin. You'll be shedding it for a day or two.
Washing doesn't help. Anything I know of that dissolves it dissolves your skin even faster.
Clothes: Never use glue with nice clothes on. Unless it's water dissoluble glue.

Comment Re:Nope (Score 1) 235

I agree. Does nobody remember what those indestructible Nokia dumbphones were made from? High quality plastic all the way and you had to place it on the side to be able to destroy it by driving over it with a tractor.

It's really interesting how quality feel and real quality mismatch. Bendy plastic absorbs drops way better then solid stainless steel. Steel mostly transfers the energy to the screen, which cracks. Or it deforms permanently. Properly designed plastic pops off and can then be popped back.

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