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Title: How strong is elmer's wood glue?
Post by: noobofthecentury on March 21, 2008, 02:34:52 am
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.
Title: Re: How strong is elmer's wood glue?
Post by: TOK on March 21, 2008, 07:09:07 am
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.
Title: Re: How strong is elmer's wood glue?
Post by: javeryh on March 21, 2008, 09:46:51 am
The material will fail before the glue does.
Title: Re: How strong is elmer's wood glue?
Post by: clickhea on March 21, 2008, 12:09:53 pm
i used gorilla glue on mine, that stuff is freaking amazing
Title: Re: How strong is elmer's wood glue?
Post by: Jeff AMN on March 21, 2008, 12:12:37 pm
Yeah, Gorilla glue is incredible. That stuff will hold together better than screws and nails.
Title: Re: How strong is elmer's wood glue?
Post by: deadkenndys1105 on March 21, 2008, 12:23:17 pm
Elmer's is some good stuff.  If you do it right the MDF with break before the glue gives.
Title: Re: How strong is elmer's wood glue?
Post by: ChadTower on March 21, 2008, 12:25:00 pm

It's strong enough for you, old man.  It's the glue that held Kessel together for 12 parsecs.
Title: Re: How strong is elmer's wood glue?
Post by: Green Giant on March 21, 2008, 04:03:51 pm
Quote from: Jeff AMN on March 21, 2008, 12:12:37 pm
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.   ;)
Title: Re: How strong is elmer's wood glue?
Post by: knave on March 21, 2008, 05:45:40 pm
Quote from: Green Giant on March 21, 2008, 04:03:51 pm
Quote from: Jeff AMN on March 21, 2008, 12:12:37 pm
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.
Title: Re: How strong is elmer's wood glue?
Post by: Xiaou2 on March 21, 2008, 06:40:44 pm
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.


 
Title: Re: How strong is elmer's wood glue?
Post by: fjl on March 21, 2008, 11:50:20 pm
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."

(http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/2607/tbiiifrontcoverwntb3065ro0.jpg)