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if screws arn't important what happens when your mdf splits on the other side of the .01" thick glue joint where all the strength is?
Liquid Nails has been used for years and works perfectly. Brands are just like anything else... preferanceI wouldn't use liquid nails. That's not it's purpose. It's an adhesive, not a glue. Use plain ole' woodglue, made by any manufacturer. It's all pretty much the same.
K I will never use nails only in my shop, havent for 20+ years and never will. And if I ever even see plain wood glue everyones fkkn fired.As long as you know how to glue, mechanical fasteners are only there to hold the boards together til the glue dries. I switched from screws to brad nails about 6 months ago. I can now build boxes faster with an identical end product.
Amenif screws arn't important what happens when your mdf splits on the other side of the .01" thick glue joint where all the strength is?
you need not speak anymore as you don't know anything about building boxes or building materials as a brad nail is not a hammering style nail but a heavy gauge pini wouldnt use nails //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif
This is the absolute truth. most box builders that are either new or can't cut a true line use screws as screws can **** in wood to make tighter while glue dries. there are the few who use screws just b/c they are comfortable with using them. I personally use brad nails for speed.Screws and nails are used to hold the mdf in place until the glue dries. I build some of my boxes with no mechanical fasteners at all. If you predrill the holes it shouldn't split. I've used screws, I've used nails, and as mention nothing but glue. They all work just fine.
So you think wood glue is BAD to use for enclosure construction? So do you not build your boxes out of wood? I am confused.....K I will never use nails only in my shop, havent for 20+ years and never will. And if I ever even see plain wood glue everyones fkkn fired.
I feel this way //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gifWood glue > liquid nails when working with wood. I mean, it is common sense, isn't it?
This.Use whatever you like. A good box builder will make a quality enclosure with either. Brad nails are undeniably much faster to work with.