How strong is elmer's wood glue?

[noobofthecentury]

How strong is this wood glue?

I bonded my control panel only with wood glue.
it seems ok.. but will it stand aggresive gaming?

the wood im using is MDF.

[TOK]

If you built it in a way so there is a lot of contact area for the glue, I don't think you'll ever have a problem. With MDF, a layer will usually tear before the glue lets loose.

[javeryh]

The material will fail before the glue does.

[clickhea]

i used gorilla glue on mine, that stuff is freaking amazing

[Jeff AMN]

Yeah, Gorilla glue is incredible. That stuff will hold together better than screws and nails.

[deadkenndys1105]

Elmer's is some good stuff.  If you do it right the MDF with break before the glue gives.

[ChadTower]

It's strong enough for you, old man.  It's the glue that held Kessel together for 12 parsecs.

[Green Giant]

Yeah, Gorilla glue is incredible. That stuff will hold together better than screws and nails.

People always say that but it isn't true.

The glue is crazy strong, but you are bonding the outermost layers of the wood together.

For the ultimate hold, drill a hole in the sheets, lube up a dowel with gorilla glue, and insert in the hole.   

[knave]

Yeah, Gorilla glue is incredible. That stuff will hold together better than screws and nails.

People always say that but it isn't true.

The glue is crazy strong, but you are bonding the outermost layers of the wood together.

For the ultimate hold, drill a hole in the sheets, lube up a dowel with gorilla glue, and insert in the hole.   

Gorilla glue is great, I use it almost exclusively.  I find that it can be a bit brittle, so I usually glue and screw to hold better and keep the joint from moving.

[Xiaou2]

My first test panel was glued together with hot glue.   It was only 6 sides (no bottom).   I was able to stand on it
and even jump up and down on it without any sign of it coming apart.

 Usually, trying to take apart such things results in the glue ripping the woods surface apart.

 Which is why I now use coarse wood screws whenever possible.   Things screwed can be
de-constructed, and the screws and wood can be re-used.


 

[fjl]

Is gorilla glue water proof?

I use Titebond II for my wood working. It's weatherproof and from what I've read about it, highly recommended. Titebond III is supposedly "the best wood glue ever."