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| Bill Mote:
MDF is a glued product. I just wasn't sure how well the glue would penetrate the surface and create a good bond. Again, I'm not a carpenter or structural engineer. Just speaking from what I "think." I would think that Gorilla Glue or Liquid Nails would be best. I glued and screwed every joint on my cab. I used wood working glue. I wasn't worried about using anything stronger due to the screws. Also, I screwed from the inside on my blocks into the cabinet walls so I wouldn't have screw holes visible on the outside. I've moved the cabinet 2x. Once from the garage into my living room and another time to a new house and into it's basement. I have *no* joint issues. We're going to move in about a month. I'm taking the TV out before we move this time ;) dot |
| MYX:
My cab was fully built with glue (elmers wood). Asside from the day that the whole cab fell off the sawhorses and fell 3 feet to the garage floor and somewhat disassembling it, (this was due to some really bad judgment on my part) the cab has been suprizingly rock solid. Ghaw, if that wern't the run on sentance from hell. |
| arzoo:
Don't know about the glue thing, bug your marquee designs are very cool! :cheers: |
| Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: dot on November 20, 2006, 08:09:43 am ---MDF is a glued product. I just wasn't sure how well the glue would penetrate the surface and create a good bond. --- End quote --- MDF takes up the glue, very well indeed.. Beter than wood does. It's very porus in its raw state and quite literally sucks up moisture. So the bond should be very strong once set. Best Regards, Julian (Fozzy The Bear) |
| eccs19:
When i built my bartop, I used glue on all joints, and for piece of mind, I also put a couple of brad nails in also. They have very small heads, so easy to hide. |
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