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Do you glue when you screw..?
HoopstarsGarage:
Ok.. now I have your attention.. :o
When you are putting a cabinet together, do you use glue as well as screws or just screw it all together? What sort of glue - just builders "white glue or something different..?
Cheers
Hoops
Lilwolf:
KY works MUCH better. (and no... the "superman in a bottle" emails aren't the same as superglue!)
But really... Lots do. But once you do, no more taking it apart.
I like the idea of gluing / screwing in 1x1s to each side. Then just screwing in the back panels so it can be taken apart. I'm not 100% sure it would last and be strong enough though. (I usually over glue everything)
btw, I've heard of a story of someone building their entire cab in their parents basement and not being able to get it up the stairs. REALLY. They ended up just leaving it down there.
bishmasterb:
Definitely use glue if you want the bonds between pieces to be strong. If you've got good joins and clamps, you don't need screws at all. Elmer's wood glue works just fine. I've also heard good things about Gorilla glue, although I've never used it.
Craig:
--- Quote from: HoopstarsGarage on May 19, 2005, 05:24:12 am ---Ok.. now I have your attention.. :o
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Now?
--- Quote from: HoopstarsGarage on May 19, 2005, 05:24:12 am ---
When you are putting a cabinet together, do you use glue as well as screws or just screw it all together? What sort of glue - just builders "white glue or something different..?
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I use screws to put mine together. I never bothered with wood glue. Depends how "air tight" you want it. ::)
nostrebor:
Yes.
Glue is worth 10 times the holding power of screws. Especially true with MDF where screw hold can be almost non-existant. I also use dados, half-laps, etc. to imcrease glue surfaces.
My last two cabinets used no screws through the sides, just dado joints and white glue and lots of clamps while the glue dries. This means that I have no screw holes to fill on finished surfaces.
I use white elmers glue if I want more open time. (open time=glue takes longer to set up) I use carpenters glue for everything else. Gorilla glue is hard/messy to work with and overkill for a cabinet that will never be in the weather.
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