Everytime I have to join one of those spindly, skinny slips I tell myself there must be an easier way to do this... so now I'm asking, what's a good way? I'm talking about the sort of 4mm deep, 10mm wide things like SL1 from Rose&Hollis.
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Joining skinny slips
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Re: Joining skinny slips
3mm v-nails? 
Or failing that, Superglue. Most times you just need to hold it in alignment while you assemble. It doesn't really need to have a lot of strength in the join.
Often you don't really need to join them. Depends on the application, but if you are using it as a spacer under a frame rebate and you cut it neatly then they will stay put. A bit of shimming with a bit of thin card if you need to jiggle the alignment. A lot depends on the width of the slip re. what proportion of the width is sticking out beyond the rebate edge.
Or failing that, Superglue. Most times you just need to hold it in alignment while you assemble. It doesn't really need to have a lot of strength in the join.Often you don't really need to join them. Depends on the application, but if you are using it as a spacer under a frame rebate and you cut it neatly then they will stay put. A bit of shimming with a bit of thin card if you need to jiggle the alignment. A lot depends on the width of the slip re. what proportion of the width is sticking out beyond the rebate edge.
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