Adhesives and Fixtures

Adhesives

Glue

• wood: Titebond III ($9 for 16 oz, $19 for 1 quart, $6 for 8 oz, $66 for 1 gallon)
• acrylic: acrylic cement
• epoxy: J-B Weld ($6 for 25 ml)

Liquid Adhesives

• standard: Loctite PL 8X ($15 $10 for 9 fl oz)
• marine: 3M Marine Adhesive Sealant 5200 ($21 for 10 fl oz)

Tape

$ depends on length

• electrical: Scotch Super 88 or 33+
• painter’s: FrogTape multi-surface
• packing: Duck EZ Start / HD Clear / Max Strength
  • dispenser: Scotch H180 industrial
• masking: Scotch general purpose
• kapton
  • cheaper: Elegoo
  • better: Kapton by DuPont
• permanent strips: 3M VHB

Other

• Blu-tack
  • standard: Bostik Blu-tack ($6)
  • colourful: Bostik Blu-Tack Colour ($9)

Fixtures

Clamps

• trigger
  • under $20: Irwin Quick-Grip ($22 $17 for 12”)
  • over $20: Bessey 600# ($23 for 12”)

The Bessey DuoKlamp ($25) is also a good option but does not have as strong of a clamping force compared to the 600#. However, it uniquely has the ability to reverse direction with a twist of a dial

• f-clamps
  • under $20: Irwin ($36 $18 for 24”, $23 $12 for 6”)
  • over $20: Jorgensen ($41 for 24” 2-pack, $49 for 4-pack w/ two 6” and two 12”)
• c-clamps
  • under $20: Irwin ($19 $13 for 6”, $9 for 2.5”, $5 $2 for 1.5”)
  • better: Stanley Proto
  • DIY: 3D printed
• spring
  • standard: any from reputable brand
  • DIY: 3D printed
• pipe: Bessey 3/4” H-style ($41)
• parallel: Bessey K-Body Revo ($63 for 50”, $57 for 40”, $54 for 31”, $49 for 18”)
• toggle: Bessey (~$28)
• corner: Kreg KHCC 90 ($49)

Other

• bench vice
  • standard: Forward ($99)
  • upgrade: Brockhaus Heuer 100 ($399)
• bench cookies: Rockler ($16 for 4-pack, $69 for 8-pack combo)

Screws

$ depends on amount and size

• wood screws: Grip-Rite / GRK / Spax
• drywall anchors: Fischer
• heat-set screw inserts
  • cheaper: generic
  • better: Ruthex

Magnets

$ depends on size

• standard
  • cheaper: generic
  • better: K&J Magnetics