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  1. 16th April 2010, 09:31 PM #1
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    Default In need of experienced advice with MDF please?

    Hi everyone,

    This is my first post as I have stumbled across this forum on Google. Basically I am relying on anyone's kindness and experience with MDF to help me out in this nick. I have a humidor, It dropped from a stool onto hard floor and the screws (which fix the quadrant hinges in) tore through the MDF slightly. Now when I open and close the humidor lid these screws move in and out and cause huge problems. Sometimes the lid even comes off.

    For anyone who is puzzled what a humidor is they are wooden boxes to store cigars. My model is the one attached. I am assuming you know what quadrant hinges are and how they work. So I am looking for a solution to fix this problem, how can i fill in the MDF so when the screws are screwed in they stick?

    A tremendous thanks for any ideas!

    -Adam.
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    I'd use epoxy. For a small application like this, there's no need to go and buy a tub of the premium marine stuff, just a $2 pack from the local 'cheap crap from china' store.

    Either fill the hole completely, let it set, then re-drill and re-insert the screw, or a smaller blob in the hole and screw the screw in and let it set. See here for way more info about using epoxy to bond hardware than you'll need to know for your job!

    Just clean the epoxy off anywhere it shouldn't be before it sets!
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    Usually pieces split from a wooden match, stuffed and glued into the hole are enough to allow the screw threads to lock back into place.
    regards from Alberta, Canada

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    Quote Originally Posted by Master Splinter View Post
    I'd use epoxy. For a small application like this, there's no need to go and buy a tub of the premium marine stuff, just a $2 pack from the local 'cheap crap from china' store.

    Either fill the hole completely, let it set, then re-drill and re-insert the screw, or a smaller blob in the hole and screw the screw in and let it set. See here for way more info about using epoxy to bond hardware than you'll need to know for your job!

    Just clean the epoxy off anywhere it shouldn't be before it sets!
    Thank you, I think I might try this, I have found it for 1.50 dollars where I Iive should do the job.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ian View Post
    Usually pieces split from a wooden match, stuffed and glued into the hole are enough to allow the screw threads to lock back into place.
    This will be my second option, thanks a lot people..
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    Oh and about the epoxy, is the smell pungent and toxic?

    Thanks.

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