Great Tip in Nov 2004 AWW

[JayStPeter]

I suppose that works in a pinch. But, at $5 for a hundred pack, spaceballs don't seem overly expensive to me. If you use 8 per door, that's about $0.40 a door.
If caulk was packaged better, so it didn't dry out so fast, it might be a better deal. But, for the number of doors I build and the speed I build 'em, it'd be a $5 tube of caulk per door

Jay

[Steve Clardy]

Hey Bro...not quite...you have mixed up your decimals with units!

1/8" is 0.125" which is 125 thou. or 125 mil. But, what is 3 orders of magnitude between twins??

Ho Ho. I just shortened up my typing bro. .125 thou, is same as your 0.125 thousands of an inch. We are in the same house, but different room.
Hey. You let MOM out of the closet yet? Tisk Tisk

Bro Steve

[Steve Clardy]

Steve, RTV dries by exposure to air. I’m afraid all you’d find when you cut open the straw would be goo.

DAMHIKT!

Lol. Hear that. But I was thinking of using the same type as I usually use, which is when you open a new tube, seal it with a nail, or the latest newest seal, the little Lee Valley condoms. You know, the kind when you go back in a month, and the whole darned tube has set up.

Steve

[Steve Jenkins]

When I make my doors I pull the rails snug to the panels with clamps then clamp on the stiles. this not only keeps the rails parallel while clamping up but will eliminate any rattle down the road. the panel is still free to move during normal expansion and contraction. Steve

[Tyler Howell]

Lotta Good info here! Another day in school Thanks Gents.

[Bruce Page]

Lol. Hear that. But I was thinking of using the same type as I usually use, which is when you open a new tube, seal it with a nail, or the latest newest seal, the little Lee Valley condoms. You know, the kind when you go back in a month, and the whole darned tube has set up.

Steve

Murphy's law is always rampant when it comes to new tubes of caulk!

The RTV would eventually dry as air slowly made it’s way into the straw. It’s nearly impossible to get a “perfect” seal.

[Philip Berman]

Another cheap alternative is the spline material used to hold screens in a frame. They come in several sizes and are readily available. Cut off lengths as needed, and easy to store.