- People in jigsaw forums usually recommend using transparent latex binder for glue. This is easy to use on top (use transparent binder!) and works great. I glued Educas Borras Life with it (24.000 pieces). Applying the glue on top is best. Anything on the backside is too much work.
As a warning I'd recommend to stay away from most commercial puzzle glues. Some of them are water based - and this doesn't go well with cardboard. Anything bigger than 1000 pieces will start to warp a lot.
by x______________
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- While I've done this in the past and it was a fun activity and a nice decoration on our wall, the sheer size of this article's puzzle compared to the author is not what you'd expect!
by pandemic_region
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- Did a 5000 piece once. The mini dopamine hit when you click a piece into place is what kept me going. Several strategies used to complete it, in the end it was just trial and error because everything looked the same. Make sure to have good lighting (no glare) or you'll ruin your eye sight.
What people may not realize also is that at this "scale", it can happen that a piece perfectly fits in more than one location. And I don't mean a couple of cm apart, complete opposite sides of the puzzle. Fun times figuring this out.
This is the one
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81C6LLOhsgL._AC_SL1500_....
- I am currently 2/6 done with [1] this 13,2k piece Disney puzzle and this guide will be much helpful once I need to hang it as that has been bothering me a bit since the sheer proportions of the puzzle are starting to appear. That might not be soon though, as I didn't account for lack of sunlight during winter, turns out doing puzzle with artificial lightning is not easy, puzzle reflects some of it and it's strain on the eyes.
1 - https://en.clementoni.com/collections/adult-puzzle/products/...
- The author did a lot of experiments and research, so I'm probably missing something, but why not do it on then glue it to a big sheet of plywood? My dad does lots of jigsaws (mostly 500-1500 pieces), always on a big flat board so they can be moved around.
Apparently Mod Podge is a brand of craft products and adhesives: https://mod-podge.com/
by RandomBacon
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- In case it helps anyone:
I had a 12,000 piece puzzle mounted and framed by a framing store. I forgot the details, but they used something called "Gator Board" (they could get it 10-foot sheets, along with a 10-foot long piece of plexiglass) and they used a machine the heat up the adhesive in sections. They used two separate sections of Z-channel which is apparently what museums use to hang frames. And they advised that I use washers to line up the Z-channel since most walls are not straight.
My original plan was to glue it to a single 10x6 piece of plywood that I could get custom ordered for $300, but even though the mounting and framing cost me $2300, it was well worth it (I got a really nice gilded frame).
- Only when I scrolled all the way down did I grasp how big this puzzle really is, huge!
by dyauspitr
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- I love building things but puzzles and Lego feel like such a waste of time with no gravitas. I believe it’s because it’s such a guided activity.
by maybewhenthesun
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- Ha! In my puzzle loving family gluing a puzzle would have been considered a heresy of the highest order :-P
Nicely done, though :-)
- When I was a kid we had what I think was a Ben and Jerry's puzzle we got from the gift shop after the factory tour. It wasn't a lot of pieces, something just under 200, but my brother and I would speed run putting it together until we could do it in under a minute together. We had a few others but not as fun or colorful as that one. We got a 1000 piece but can't remember what happened to that one or if we even finished it, some nature scenery I think (Might have gotten too big for our little table.)
What blew me away with this 9000 piece is the freakin size of it. I had this impression it was maybe 1 meter along its longest edge until the last picture of the author standing in front of it. That is huge and the assembly must require a dedicated space. Then I see people here talking of 13200 and 24000 piece puzzles... Madness!
Kinda want to put together a puzzle now...
- The hanging picture with the atrocious wall plugs just ruins the entire article.
As a side note - use a laser when hanging anything. They are super cheap nowadays (like 30-40 euro). The only downside is seeing how not straight your walls are (or door frames).
The solving part is fun but the later handling can use some work to be optimized.
by sevenseacat
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- Now I'm curious how much it cost to frame - I'm guessing well over a thousand dollars?
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