Glue or Screw?

gchrist · 3rd June 2003, 09:52 AM

I am building a speaker cabinet. Should I

1) Only glue the cabinet together?
2) Only screw the cabinet together?
3) Glue and screw the cabinet together?
4) Glue and screw the cabinet. Remove screws when cabinet has glued ?

Thank you
George

Netlist · 3rd June 2003, 10:07 AM

3)

/Hugo

till · 3rd June 2003, 10:08 AM

I prefer 3)

unless the cabinet is a small one.
In this case 1) is ok too.

In case you want avoid visible srews here is a thread on connecting wooden parts.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...716#post160716

Taco · 3rd June 2003, 11:30 AM

I prefer 1

You only need a lot of clamps, and good glue

DIY_Peter · 3rd June 2003, 11:37 AM

Me to 1)

there's really no need for screws if you use good glue and clamps

Schaef · 3rd June 2003, 01:53 PM

The advantage to doing option 3 is that of course you don't have to wait for the glue to dry before completing assembly. Otherwise its not absolutely necessary to glue and screw the cabinet together. I would however recommend either gluing or gluing and screwing over just screwing as the glue can help to seal the joint between the two boards.

As to option 4, there's no reason to remove the screws once they're in. Just leave them alone.

RobM · 3rd June 2003, 02:02 PM

I glue and screw for convenience, don't have enough clamps most of the time

I also dowel and glue sometimes, if I've got enough clamps for the job.

slowmotion · 3rd June 2003, 03:35 PM

Hi

A lot of glue and a lot of screws

After everythig has dried, you can remove the screws,
drill out the holes and put in wooden dowels instead,
looks better from the outside,
I doubt if you can hear the difference, tho

cheers

IanHarvey · 3rd June 2003, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gchrist
I am building a speaker cabinet. Should I

1) Only glue the cabinet together?
2) Only screw the cabinet together?
3) Glue and screw the cabinet together?
4) Glue and screw the cabinet. Remove screws when cabinet has glued ?

Thank you
George

Mostly, I'd recommend glue & screw, as (for instance) you can screw-assemble stuff to test it for fit, then disassemble, glue, and reassemble.
With no screws, you need huge numbers of clamps to keep the parts held together when the glue dries. Also, glued chipboard or MDF has a nasty habit of breaking just below the glued surface.

With no glue, small gaps in the joints buzz horribly!

Don't ask me "should I use expensive silver-plated screws"...

Cheers
IH

Duck-Twacy · 3rd June 2003, 06:24 PM

I allways use glue and "deuvels" (wooden pins)

Does take some more effort to get the holes right.

3rd June 2003, 09:52 AM	#1
gchrist diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Athens Greece	Glue or Screw? I am building a speaker cabinet. Should I 1) Only glue the cabinet together? 2) Only screw the cabinet together? 3) Glue and screw the cabinet together? 4) Glue and screw the cabinet. Remove screws when cabinet has glued ? Thank you George

3rd June 2003, 06:24 PM	#10
Duck-Twacy diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland, The Hague	I allways use glue and "deuvels" (wooden pins) Does take some more effort to get the holes right. __________________ Is that all there is?

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3rd June 2003, 10:07 AM	#2
Netlist diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003	3) /Hugo

3rd June 2003, 10:08 AM	#3
till Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany, Clausthal	I prefer 3) unless the cabinet is a small one. In this case 1) is ok too. In case you want avoid visible srews here is a thread on connecting wooden parts. http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...716#post160716

3rd June 2003, 11:30 AM	#4
Taco diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Place in the Netherlands	I prefer 1 You only need a lot of clamps, and good glue

3rd June 2003, 11:37 AM	#5
DIY_Peter diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Leuven	Me to 1) there's really no need for screws if you use good glue and clamps

3rd June 2003, 01:53 PM	#6
Schaef diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cuyahoga Falls, OH	The advantage to doing option 3 is that of course you don't have to wait for the glue to dry before completing assembly. Otherwise its not absolutely necessary to glue and screw the cabinet together. I would however recommend either gluing or gluing and screwing over just screwing as the glue can help to seal the joint between the two boards. As to option 4, there's no reason to remove the screws once they're in. Just leave them alone.

3rd June 2003, 02:02 PM	#7
RobM diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: West Orange, NJ, USA	I glue and screw for convenience, don't have enough clamps most of the time I also dowel and glue sometimes, if I've got enough clamps for the job.

3rd June 2003, 03:35 PM	#8
slowmotion diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Norge	Hi A lot of glue and a lot of screws After everythig has dried, you can remove the screws, drill out the holes and put in wooden dowels instead, looks better from the outside, I doubt if you can hear the difference, tho cheers

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