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18th January 2007, 05:40 PM #1
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glue or glue + dowell?
G'day,
The background: shelving fitted within carcass doors in lengths of 900mm and 450mm. The 900mm taking no more weight than 2kg each tops, the 450mm shelves to hold chisels etc.
I was going to glue and dowell them into the carcass, but then I've been using Selley's Durabond (poor man's eqivelent of Titebond at 1/3 of the price) and found it's as strong as.
Which leads me to the question. Just glue into place or dowell and glue? Timber being used is T/Oak.
I don't want to use nails or screws in the cabinet, the idea of nothing but timber and glue appeals to me just because it does. (except for fixing hinges etc.)
Thanks for looking and if you stopped to help a bloke with a busted left pointer finger, then
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18th January 2007, 06:22 PM #2
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Id consider using dado's or even a sliding DT and just glue it.
How deep are they?....................................................................
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18th January 2007, 06:29 PM #3
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G'day Harry72,
Tried dados on a test cabinet with the carcass dovetailed which left the dados slightly out of whack, so not too sure on that one. And not having a router or tablesaw to cut nicely defined dados leaves me only chisels, which is Ok, but I don't get a real crisp dado. And the killer to dados is that I've already pre-cut all stock.
Sliding d/tails were the idea from the start, but I hit a few problems on test pieces on the T/Oak being tearout witha borrowed rough as guts Ryobi router. I was going to make, adapt or get my hands on a plane to specifically cut the sliding d/tails but that fell through. Handsaws need a serious sharpen so cutting them and at the correct angle is another speed hump. Shelving and carcasses are 18mm, carcass is 95mm deep.
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20th January 2007, 11:33 AM #4
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I use biscuits in that situation.
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21st January 2007, 12:51 AM #5
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Can't see how you could use dowels or biscuits without dismantling the door. I suggest you hold your nose and drive screws or nails from outside the carcass. (Unless I've mis-read your situation.)
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21st January 2007, 01:19 AM #6
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Just use your D..... Ooooops sorry yu dont have one
Failing that and you do get stuck, what is the carcass sides made from? If its man made or ply you could use quick fake daddos from 6mm ply. Will cost you an extra $20 - $30 but is accurate, fast and very strong
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