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14th July 2014, 11:58 PM #1Retired
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Glueing two panels and keeping the $%^!! things in place!
I'm gluing a number of backings onto an MDF substrate.
All the bits are already cut out and alignment/accuracy is imperative. How do I glue, say, two pieces of MDF together and not have them slip and slide when you apply the clamps???
(I've cheated so far and tapped in a few tiny brads, docked the heads off and them forced the upper bit into it. The clipped brads acted like spikes)
Would a very light sprinkle of SAND work? Would the grit hold it in place?
Im using Titebond 2.
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15th July 2014, 12:17 AM #2
The brads are the right way to go.
Hugh
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15th July 2014, 08:43 AM #3
I asked a similar question in the toymaking section.... got the brads answer.
Also got the following:
use masking tape to hold in place...
use Titebond Original over two or three...[has a faster track off]...
plus the owner of Drive Marine said to use single pack polyurethane...[has to be used sparingly as it expands 3-4times the amount applies]...
I've tried the single pack polyurethane method and had good results and have now bought the Titebond Original to try...cheers, crowie
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15th July 2014, 10:15 AM #4
I use the brad method, or a variation if you don't want metal hidden inside the timber and if one side of the completed glue-up will be hidden from view - align the pieces, drill a few 2mm/2.5mm holes, then peg with bamboo skewers/toothpicks respectively when gluing.
Picked that up from the Gatto plans when building the '30 Ford Roadster.
(crowie, that method slipped my mind the other day. Handy if further machining is needed that might hit the brads.)... Steve
-- Monkey see, monkey do --
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15th July 2014, 11:50 AM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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Have you considered starting with your boards a little over size,tacking together then trimming to final size?
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15th July 2014, 12:25 PM #6
I have used cut off brads/pins on a few jobs. It was a method my old school woodwork teacher advocated. If you think about plcement near the center there is no issues with trimming. With any panel glueup proper sash clamps give a lot less hastle than F clamps as the boards rest on the arm giving a lot better alignment.
Regards
John
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