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Glue vs Screws
CoryBee:
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--- Quote from: CoryBee on September 07, 2013, 09:57:24 am ---I use both, then when the glue dries sometimes I reclaim my screws.
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You are, by far, the cheapest son of a ---smurfette--- I know. :cheers:
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Hockeyboy:
I've been doing glue AND screws on my cab -- I can't imagine doing just one or ther other. You don't want this thing falling apart as you are yanking on the joysticks and pounding the buttons. And I have to admit I :laugh2: when I saw this:
--- Quote from: CoryBee on September 08, 2013, 02:40:05 am ---
--- Quote from: yotsuya on September 08, 2013, 02:14:39 am ---
--- Quote from: CoryBee on September 07, 2013, 09:57:24 am ---I use both, then when the glue dries sometimes I reclaim my screws.
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You are, by far, the cheapest son of a ---smurfette--- I know. :cheers:
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boomerbrian:
Pocket screws and glue for me. Makes for a super strong joint and is very clean. You can even buy wood plugs if for some reason you drilled your pocket holes in a visible area.
Garza:
Kinda late but Both the glue is strong and the screws hold it together until the glue dries....
Vigo:
--- Quote from: JoeB on September 06, 2013, 11:48:54 pm ---Why not go with construction adhesive? ;)
Glue will always be stronger than screws. Think the hand rails in your house. They're all glued. And they have to be safe to take the weight of a person.
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Well, hand rails use finger joints, are made from real timber and joined with high pressure machinery. There are also enough point of support from the newel post and balusters that it really doesn't need to bear much of a load at all. Not making a case that glue is weak, but I don't think that there is an even comparison between a railing and a furring strip glued to the side of a sheet of wood.. A few years of warping, bending and temp changes, and I wouldn't be surprised to see glue give way here and there on furring. Especially if the wood was not great quality and did not sit completely flush to begin with.
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