JOINING METHODS

TEMPORARY

TAP AND THREAD

• Simple and easy to use however excess chips must be removed so they dont jam the tap

NUTS, BOLTS AND WASHERS

• Easy to remove and strong but tedious and fiddly to put on

SCREWS

• Easy to use and removable but can lead to damaging of material

KD FITTINGS

• Strong joint and easily reversible but can damage material

ADHESIVES

PVA

• Easy and simple to use as well as tool free but hard to reverse

CONTACT ADHESIVE

• Strong and no tools needed but irreversable

EPOXY RESIN

• Also very strong but irreversable

TENSOL CEMENT

• Very strong but irreversible and only for plastics

PERMANENT

NAILS

• Very useful but improper use can lead to split wood or bent nails

HALVING JOINT

BUTT JOINT

• Simplest joint, easyest and quickest do however also the weakest so cant be under much force

REBATE JOINT

• Somewhere in between the butt and housing joint quite strong and relatively simple

HOUSING JOINT

• Not too hard to make and quite strong good intermediate joint

MORTICE AND TENON

• This joint is harder to make however more structurally sound and lasts longer

SOFT SOLDERING

• Not much heat used but not the strongest joint and requires skill

BRAZING

• Also not the strongest or easiest, a medium

WELDING

• Strong durable bond but isnt reversible and requires a cooldown and skill to carry out

RIVETS(POP AND SNAP)

• Fast and easy to put on but very tedious and hard to remove