Adhesive Joint Types

Joints such as tube-in-tube and butt joints are commonly used in shaft and coupling applications such as golf clubs or drive shafts. Cylinder is an improved adhesive version of the butt joint.

Butt joint
Tube-in-tube joint

These joints are common when two substrates need assembly at perpendicular angle to one another. Mortise and tenon is a unique assembly type for really strong bonds in applications such as woodworking.

Angle Joint
Tee Joint
Mortise and Tenon Joint

Joints such as these are required when there are two large surface areas that need to be connected. For example exterior vertical panels on a automotive trailer.

Square butt joint
Lap joint
Tongue and groove joint
Bridle joint

Stiffener joints are common when you need to add rigidity to a larger more flexible panel.

Stiffener attachment
Stiffener joint

In these joint types, two substrates that are perpendicular to one another are being joined but in this case the bond takes place at the corner. These joint types are very common in woodworking.

Corner joint
Miter joint
Angle joint

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