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Then, after it dried, I removed the screws, and then the plywood on top, and ended up with this.........
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/speedgripscrewed1.jpg)
If you want to do something, you will find a way.
If you don't, you will find an excuse.
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A lot of experience, comes from bad judgement.
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So, then, I took it outside, and got ready to step on it. I took another phone and started a timer on it, so I could see how long I stood on the aluminum, in case it held the weight for more than 15 seconds.
Not sure how well you can see the stopwatch, but it reads 45.80 seconds, and I am just ready to step on it.
The yellow circle is for the stopwatch, the red circle shows the aluminum is buckled up slightly...More on that later.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/speedgripwinner.jpg)
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Now, I stepping on the aluminum, and the stopwatch says 48.07 seconds.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/speedgripwinner1.jpg)
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And then I just stood there. I did take a video of this, but there is nothing to see. I just stand there. This pic is a couple of seconds before I step off.
The clock is showing 4 minutes 36.11 seconds.
It is slightly more visible in the second picture.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/speedgripwinner2.jpg)
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/speedgripwinner3.jpg)
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So, remember I said the corner in the red circle was slightly up in the air?
Well, the story behind it was this. These shots are the second time I stood on this.
I setup my cameras and stood on this thing for about 4 1/2 minutes, and then got off to look at the cameras. Low and behold...... I forgot to start the video recording the first time......DUH...
So, I already had about 4 1/2 minutes of standing on this, before I started recording, so adding the 2 together gives us about 8 1/2 minutes total, and the only problem was one corner, and that happened after standing on it the first time for about 5 seconds.
I call that a WIN. Remember, the plain aluminum with screws only lasted about 15 seconds.
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So, I got off this thing, brought it back inside and took another look.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/speedgripwinner4.jpg)
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After removing the aluminum from the frame, I saw why that one corner came apart. I didn't have as much speedgrip on that corner as I did elsewhere and that is why it came apart.
That would be the area inside the red circle.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/speedgripwinner5.jpg)
So, there are other areas that could have used a little more speedgrip, but overall, I am pleased with the results.
I guess the best case would be, depending on where this is being used, to use either screws or rivets, and speedgrip, and you should have a great permanent connection.
Again, remember, there was over 350 lbs standing in the middle of that aluminum, and it is only .010 inch thick!
I am impressed!
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So, with the success of 1 glue job under my belt, I decided to push forward with Por 15. Let's see what that will do, under the same circumstances, with the same materials, except the "glue".
So, I grabbed my sander, and sanded the opposite side of the same piece of aluminum.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/por151.jpg)
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So, after sanding, I gave both the aluminum and the wood, a coating of Por 15. Flipped the aluminum over, and proceeded to screw the same piece of plywood on top of the aluminum, and screwed it down.
I did not use the same screw holes. I screwed into fresh areas of the plywood, and I turned over the 2" x 3" frame, so I had a fresh side of wood.
The fact that Por 15 is much thinner, caused some running of the paint, as you can see in this pic.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/por152.jpg)
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So, I left it sit to dry/cure. Of course, what I had failed to account for, was the aluminum already had holes in it from the prior use of getting screwed down for the speedgrip adhesive.
Oops. What goes down, can also come up.... up through those holes, that is.
So, now, what I had just done, was to glue the plywood on top, to the aluminum underneath, as well as to the frame below. Fortunately, those holes were small and only allowed a small amount of paint through.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/por153.jpg)
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