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Filling gaps
« on: May 17, 2013, 04:31:43 am »
Would you guys recommending filling the area where the MDF butts up, the MDF edge is butted at a slight angle and you get that sort of V grove, is this worth filling? The MDF is tight against each other a you can just about see a thin sliver of light.

Any recommendation would be good, Thanks, Jeremy

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Re: Filling gaps
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2013, 05:31:39 am »
Cut your wood at an angle so that there is no gap.

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Re: Filling gaps
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2013, 01:08:53 pm »
If it doesn't need to come apart again and you don't feel like redoing it just fill it with bondo. 

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Re: Filling gaps
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2013, 01:24:39 pm »
if you already put them together and its too late to pull them apart to angle cut, just bondo it.
you can even first round the sharp edge with a sander for a smooth rounded edge.

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Re: Filling gaps
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2013, 01:31:05 pm »
And if you don't want to buy BONDO just collect some of that sawdust (should be plenty of it  :laugh2: ) from the cutting and mix it in some wood glue and use that to fill in the gap and sand as needed once it dries.
« Last Edit: May 17, 2013, 01:33:06 pm by JDFan »

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Re: Filling gaps
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2013, 01:44:03 pm »
duct tape on the inside.
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Re: Filling gaps
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2013, 01:45:36 pm »
duct tape on the inside.

Nah don't want to bodge it  :laugh2:

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Re: Filling gaps
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2013, 01:46:03 pm »
Fill and sand it is  :)