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Do you glue when you screw..?
Thenasty:
if your cabinet could talk
Cab would say
1. "use a glue before you screw"
2. "I fell like I've been screwed a thousand times"
3. "Didn't you screwed me enough ?"
4. "OMG, I see him coming..I'm gonna get screwed again."
5. " Oh great, after he screws me, he's now gonna play with me"
NoOne=NBA=:
My rule of thumb is to glue/screw anything I don't want to come apart, and screw/bolt anything I do.
I use Elmer's Wood Glue when I need glue on something.
It sets up faster than white glue and doesn't have the mess/cleanup hassles of Gorilla Glue/Liquid Nails/etc...
SteveJ34:
--- Quote from: Veinman on May 19, 2005, 02:53:23 pm ---Okay....so considering that I have constructed the bulk of my cabinet with no glue, would I notice a problem in...say 5 years?
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Probably not. You stated in an earlier post that you feel it to be quite solid.
Unless you are gonna move the thing repeatedly, thats the only real point I think you will stress the joints much.
Wood glue is a good idea but if you have an internal frame or other support holding the prime joints together, you will likely not encounter an issue in it falling apart on you.
Avery:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on May 19, 2005, 04:00:46 pm ---Gorilla glue is not an appropriate choice... it is made to stand up to the environment....
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I was thinking it was better at dealing with gaps, but a quick look at Fine Woodworkings Big Book of Glue (or whatever they call it) and I see that it's gap filling properties are cosmetic and do not contribute to binding. So, yeah, I guess Elmyr's wood glue would be the better choice.
ShinAce:
If I'm building a speaker box, there's no way in hell I would just use screws or nails. I pre-drill all holes(stupid MDF), screw it together to check for fit, then remove the screws. Now I can glue all the joints and screw it back together. That way I can keep working on the box until the glue sets. I always wait overnight, then REMOVE the screws, as they are completely useless once the glue dries.
I've carried that tradition over to building joystick boxes. Pre-dill, glue and screw. Only the bottom panel can be removed, and it uses the same 4 screws to hold the rubber feet in place and the panel to the box. So that way, the entire box looks screwless. I even route a 1/2" deep depression for the joystick base and then epoxy it in there. That way, no screws anywhere, the whole box relies purely on glue.
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