• Frostbeard@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    As I understand it from another thread about this, it’s normal to use adhesives on modern cars. Just that Tesla fucked up and uses the wrong adhesive.

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      12 days ago

      Theres no excuse for securing a big flat steel plate to the exterior of a vehicle with glue. Bolt em or weld em.

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        12 days ago

        Wait till you learn that Boeing has used laminated (glued) skins on every 737 since the 80s. Glue can be fine.

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            12 days ago

            The skin is comprised of a laminated structure, an outer chemically milled skin(to reduce weight) and a “waffle” structure known tear straps. Yes there’s rivets, but the structural strength is in that lamination between the waffle doubler.