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<blockquote data-quote="LsGuy" data-source="post: 8735722" data-attributes="member: 681035"><p>You would be correct that the glue is what holds the box together. Coupled with the fact that screws don&#039;t hold very high in mdf anyway, I never use screws unless it&#039;s a prototype&nbsp; that I need to take back apart. Brad nails and glue alone won&#039;t be quite as tight, however as long as you use enough glue it won&#039;t make a difference because once that glue sets up inside the seam it is stronger than the MDF anyway. I glue, then clamp as tightly as I can, and then Brad nail. As I said the brads themselves won&#039;t pull it as tightly as clamps, but if you pull it tight with clamps first usually the brads will hold it there fine. I&#039;ve also found that 24 hours isn&#039;t usually necessary. The glue may have a 24 hour cure time, so you wouldn&#039;t want to play the box until cured, but set time is usually much less. If I&#039;m gluing and clamping without brads I&#039;ll usually leave it clamped for 4 or 5 hours.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="LsGuy, post: 8735722, member: 681035"] You would be correct that the glue is what holds the box together. Coupled with the fact that screws don't hold very high in mdf anyway, I never use screws unless it's a prototype that I need to take back apart. Brad nails and glue alone won't be quite as tight, however as long as you use enough glue it won't make a difference because once that glue sets up inside the seam it is stronger than the MDF anyway. I glue, then clamp as tightly as I can, and then Brad nail. As I said the brads themselves won't pull it as tightly as clamps, but if you pull it tight with clamps first usually the brads will hold it there fine. I've also found that 24 hours isn't usually necessary. The glue may have a 24 hour cure time, so you wouldn't want to play the box until cured, but set time is usually much less. If I'm gluing and clamping without brads I'll usually leave it clamped for 4 or 5 hours. [/QUOTE]

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