length of screws for mdf

[conniption]

I read in a prior post that you should screws twice teh length of the thickness of the wood, is this so, also if you could respond to my oithre thread about handles for a box and terminals. also which are better binding post terminals of spring terminals

[slipknot87420]

i use #6 1 5/8 drywall screws

[musthavemuzk]

that is what i use also.

some of the team uses other types of screws but they always go 1 5/8 or 1 3/4
nothing shorter

and predrill

lots of glue too

Monty