Which glue to use for sub cabinet?

[FozzZ]

Originally Posted by caper26

yeah, the club is only open for a few hours a day, so I can only do one glue job each day. brad nails? screws?

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Some jobs can't be nailed, screwed or fastened in a conventional manor. PVA is king in my shop, but I keep other adhesives on hand and use them when the job calls for it.

[Cal Weldon]

Originally Posted by caper26

brad nails?

Start from the beginning of the thread. It tells what you need to know and then some.

[chiily]

I've successfully used biscuit joints and water base wood glue (can't remember the excactly name) to make strong, straight and foolproof butt joints in MDF.

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[caper26]

started working on the trio12 APR15 sub recently. Here is a sweet setup for circle cutting: plunge router and circle jig.

[Decker]

I use a biscuit joiner to build boxes. It is quick and aligns the part for you as you join them. They are made to be used with water based glue, which causes the biscuits to swell in the pockets and hold the pieces together. For building boxes with 90 degree corners, it is not necessary to buy a biscuit joiner tool. Before I decided that I really wanted one, I used a router bit with the right width cutting edge to cut the pockets for the biscuits. This is almost as quick as using a dedicated tool, and still faster than any other method I have found. I built many boxes this way with ordinary white glue ("Elmer's") and never had a problem. IMHO, Titebond III is only necessary if you plan on using your speakers in the rain or under water.

[FozzZ]

If your building cabinets with square edges, a lock mitre is one of the best joints you can use. But the cutter isn't cheap.

[chiily]

My speakers with lots of biscuits ...



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[caper26]

Update: I used Elmer's Caprenter's glue. I also used 1 1/2" drywall course thread screws so that I could do more than one panel at a time. It actually increases the "man hours" for the project because of pre-drilling, screwing, and then puttying the screw holes, but you will finish it at an earlier date because you don't have to wait for each panel to dry before doing another. That's how I did it anyway!

[caper26]

almost done

[scott17]

On my last project I used construction adhesive and an air nailer.

Worked out great.