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Do you glue when you screw..?
Dagg:
I glued everything with liquid nails as I was screwing it in, my cab is very sturdy.
Veinman:
I have been building mine completely with screws. Hopefully I don't regret that decision 5 years from now, but at this point in time my cabinet seems extremely solid.
TalkingOctopus:
I used waterproof polyurethane wood Glue glue -- very strong stuff. I always thought the only point of screws were to hold it in place while the glue is drying.
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I remember that too. That would really suck. Although my cab just barely fits through doors. (~27.5" wide).
crsdawg:
i think it depends on how solid you want your cabinet to be. you could get by with just using srcews and make a pretty strong cab. i know a lot of guys have done that. i'd use some sort of brackets to put the pieces together instead of just driving the screw through the center of the wood(especially if your using mdf). now, if you use glue it's going to double or triple the strength of the joints(this is what i'd recommend). you'll be surprised just how strong that stuff is.
personally i use a combination of wood glue, 3/4 x 3/4 corner braces, clamp the joint together, then attatched via brad nails. my joints are rock solid. clamping if very important, it really locks those pieces together.
good luck
SteveJ34:
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I always thought the only point of screws were to hold it in place while the glue is drying.
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I take/took the same approach in these types of construction situations. Glue and wood screw everything.
My grandfather taught me at a very early age when building a bird house together, "the nails will hold it together while the glue dries".