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Sockgoblin : christmas cabinet
Le Chuck:
--- Quote from: sockgoblin on October 16, 2012, 04:57:55 pm ---just googled J W Gacy, now that is a new dimension of creepy.
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:duckhunt
--- Quote from: sockgoblin on October 16, 2012, 04:45:29 pm ---...come up with a thick woody.
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:duckhunt
TopJimmyCooks:
Typically would refer to it as an Evolution rather than a fat woody. I would call it a fat woody if it was going to be wood finished rather than paint/art.
sockgoblin:
Screw length
The sides of the cab will be 18mm , front and back panels 12mm
the beading /support strips will be 37mm x 37mm . I would like to drill from the inside out , trying to avoid having to fill and sand holes in the front and sides of the cab.
so my question is ,to ensure a strong structure how much screw needs to penetrate the MDF. Standard sizes are 40mm and 50mm , 50mm is too long and 40mm can be countersunk if a deeper penetration is needed. So my thoughts are that I go for 40mm screws countersunk by couple or 3 mm which would give 6mm into the MDF. If I glue as well would this be OK?
TopJimmyCooks:
Yes, with PVA type wood glue or better most of the hold is the glue anyway, the screws mainly hold the wood while the glue dries. The amount of screw penetration into the mdf you're describing will work.
And now .. . .. the Larch.
sockgoblin:
This is the first time that I have used a router and the first time I used it it scared the chuff out of me ,it jumped and chewed up the wood. So I read up on these forums turns out I was going in the wrong direction. If you move the router in a anticlockwise direction it cuts like butter. I would recommend the purchase of a flush trim bit, mine has a bearing at the top and I have used it to cut curves with hardboard templates and straight edges using a piece of MDF as a guide, brilliant.
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