Using screws instead of clamps to glue cabinets

andy2 · 06:25 PM

I wonder if anyone has used screws instead of clamps to keeps the brackets in place for gluing? Then once the glue dried out, I can remove all the scres. I don't have a lot of clamps so I guess I am trying to speed up the gluing process. Also, my cabinets have a lot of curved brackets so using screws may be easier as well.
Also do you need to remove the screws once the glue dried out? Are any disadvantage of leaving the screws in there?
I plan to use wood fills to cover the holes and veneer over the panels.
Pic of cabinet under construction:

nightanole · 29th December 2010, 06:21 PM

I do all the time for the hard curves. I just fill them in with a mix of sawdust and wood glue later on. Kinda like wood paste instead of wood putty.

T101 · 29th December 2010, 08:30 PM

They say: "the nail is a shame for the carpenter" not to mention screws... But I am not a carpenter

Especially when the contact faces don't align together well the screws are a painkiller.

Pano · 29th December 2010, 09:28 PM

Gosh Andy, is that a speaker cab or are you building a wing for your new airplane?

kevinahcc20 · 29th December 2010, 09:56 PM

Andy,

You are encourarged to screw without shame and there is no need to pull out (the screws) when finished!

andy2 · 29th December 2010, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by panomaniac

Gosh Andy, is that a speaker cab or are you building a wing for your new airplane?

It's a wide baffle speaker that sort of like the Sonus Faber Stradivari. It's a design by Troels. I just try to copy his design.
Poor Man'

The cabinet is a pain, but the sound will be quite good as many have said.

andy2 · 29th December 2010, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T101

They say: "the nail is a shame for the carpenter" not to mention screws... But I am not a carpenter

Especially when the contact faces don't align together well the screws are a painkiller.

Neither am I.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevinahcc20

Andy,

You are encourarged to screw without shame and there is no need to pull out (the screws) when finished!

I like it when I have to do less work.

454Casull · 30th December 2010, 12:43 AM

I do this too. I clamp dry and then pilot drill to set my locations, and then glue and clamp with screws. I do put the actual bar clamps back on after the screws are in, though, for extra force.

planet10 · 30th December 2010, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevinahcc20

ou are encourarged to screw without shame and there is no need to pull out (the screws) when finished!

Before Chris took over building, this was my technique. I owned no clamps (and never put a finish on the boxes).

dave

TMHutson · 30th December 2010, 01:46 AM

My cousin helped me with my first speaker cabinets. He used an air nailer. Then we tapped the finishing nails just a little below the surface for sanding. Used a little tool that you hit with a hammer to push the nail in a little. Finishing nails have very small heads, but still work great while glue dries. It was very fast and easy to do! Then I put glue mixed with wood dust in the little indentations that were left. Sanded, and looked like I didn't use anything

Rattle can'd it black and they still looked well made.

29th December 2010, 06:13 PM	#1
andy2 diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles	Using screws instead of clamps to glue cabinets I wonder if anyone has used screws instead of clamps to keeps the brackets in place for gluing? Then once the glue dried out, I can remove all the scres. I don't have a lot of clamps so I guess I am trying to speed up the gluing process. Also, my cabinets have a lot of curved brackets so using screws may be easier as well. Also do you need to remove the screws once the glue dried out? Are any disadvantage of leaving the screws in there? I plan to use wood fills to cover the holes and veneer over the panels. Pic of cabinet under construction: Last edited by andy2; 29th December 2010 at 06:25 PM.

29th December 2010, 09:56 PM	#5
kevinahcc20 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Farmington Hills, MI USA	Andy, You are encourarged to screw without shame and there is no need to pull out (the screws) when finished! __________________ Kevin(ahcc20)...I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy!

30th December 2010, 12:43 AM	#8
454Casull diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada	I do this too. I clamp dry and then pilot drill to set my locations, and then glue and clamp with screws. I do put the actual bar clamps back on after the screws are in, though, for extra force. __________________ Building a 2.1 system out of a 3/4"x4'x8' sheet

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29th December 2010, 06:21 PM	#2
nightanole diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009	I do all the time for the hard curves. I just fill them in with a mix of sawdust and wood glue later on. Kinda like wood paste instead of wood putty.

29th December 2010, 08:30 PM	#3
T101 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sofia-Bulgaria	They say: "the nail is a shame for the carpenter" not to mention screws... But I am not a carpenter Especially when the contact faces don't align together well the screws are a painkiller.

29th December 2010, 09:28 PM	#4
Pano diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Blog Entries: 4	Gosh Andy, is that a speaker cab or are you building a wing for your new airplane?

30th December 2010, 01:46 AM	#10
TMHutson diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: SoCal	My cousin helped me with my first speaker cabinets. He used an air nailer. Then we tapped the finishing nails just a little below the surface for sanding. Used a little tool that you hit with a hammer to push the nail in a little. Finishing nails have very small heads, but still work great while glue dries. It was very fast and easy to do! Then I put glue mixed with wood dust in the little indentations that were left. Sanded, and looked like I didn't use anything Rattle can'd it black and they still looked well made.

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