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Title: Filling gaps
Post by: DHTech 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

Title: Re: Filling gaps
Post by: Unstupid on May 17, 2013, 05:31:39 am

Cut your wood at an angle so that there is no gap.

Title: Re: Filling gaps
Post by: Le Chuck 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. 

Title: Re: Filling gaps
Post by: mgb 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.

Title: Re: Filling gaps
Post by: JDFan 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.

Title: Re: Filling gaps
Post by: Malenko on May 17, 2013, 01:44:03 pm

duct tape on the inside.

Title: Re: Filling gaps
Post by: DHTech on May 17, 2013, 01:45:36 pm

Quote from: Malenko on May 17, 2013, 01:44:03 pm

duct tape on the inside.

Nah don't want to bodge it  :laugh2:

Title: Re: Filling gaps
Post by: DHTech on May 17, 2013, 01:46:03 pm

Fill and sand it is  :)