new box in process

[bcarpenterfhl 10+ year member]

so are the screws in or not? if not, hurry up before the glue dries.....

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

no, screws are not in, i may just shoot some nails through..

 

[bcarpenterfhl 10+ year member]

well, like i said, screws, nails, staples, whatever, are meant to serve as a clamp...

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

im not convinced yet that just glue will hold it lol, but who kn ows, ill check it in the morning.

 

[bcarpenterfhl 10+ year member]

well if the glue isnt clamped sufficiently with screws, then no, it wont hold it. any box builder here will tell you the glue is what really keeps the box together,

 

[creater 10+ year member]

that looks sweet dude...thumbs up

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

well if the glue isnt clamped sufficiently with screws, then no, it wont hold it. any box builder here will tell you the glue is what really keeps the box together,

then in that respect ill shoot some screws through it just to be safe.

 

[bcarpenterfhl 10+ year member]

then in that respect ill shoot some screws through it just to be safe.

good decision, is it dry or no?

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

yes it is....but if i shoot some screws through still, the screws will still act as a support. the threads will hold in the wood for extra support with the wood.

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

anyone?

 

[bcarpenterfhl 10+ year member]

your asking? MDF sands really easily. because of this characteristics, screws dont hold extremely well by themselves. like i've said, they just serve as a clamp for the glue.

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

your asking? MDF sands really easily. because of this characteristics, screws dont hold extremely well by themselves. like i've said, they just serve as a clamp for the glue.

the glue SHOULD hold, the nails would just be a mental thing for me. any more opinions on how u think my box is comin along? its no like it was sideways when it was securing, the boards were exactly how the pics were taken, so maybe the gravitational force is close to enough. i made sure they were pushed together pretty well before i clamped them.

 

[PowerNaudio 10+ year member]

sorry for the "decent" sized pic...oh and the port needs one inch cut off it, but ill do that when i cut the wood for it.

sorry if this is some what off topic! but i really need to know. what software did you use to make this 3d model.

btw. nice looking enclosure!, how is it coming along?

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

used sketch up...........didnt get to work on it today

 

[Moe Lester 10+ year member]

screws wont do very much for strength. I had an extra box in my garage the other day and i removed ALL of the screws. I threw it in the air 4 times and had it land on concrete before the wood broke lol. Where the joints were the MDF tore apart and where the glue was nothing really happened.