what to use to glue MDF?

"Ah10201" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> can I use regular carpenter's glue to glue 2 pieces of MDF edge to edge or
> is
> there special MDF glue that is appropriate?

I use titebond 2. Make sure to use biscuits (as opposed to dowels) to help
joint. Dowels will cause the mdf seam to seperate.
SH

> I use titebond 2. Make sure to use biscuits (as opposed to dowels) to
> help joint. Dowels will cause the mdf seam to seperate.

Dowels will work just as well as biscuits.

"mp" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> I use titebond 2. Make sure to use biscuits (as opposed to dowels) to
>> help joint. Dowels will cause the mdf seam to seperate.
>
> Dowels will work just as well as biscuits.

Use dowels then. My experience has been not so good with dowels as they
tend to split the mdf layers.
SH

> Use dowels then. My experience has been not so good with dowels as they
> tend to split the mdf layers.

The problem would be that the dowel hole is a bit small. Same thing would
apply to undersized biscuit slots.

I tried this once a long while ago. Did not work very well at all. I think
the surface is just too porous. maybe if you tried a biscuit joint? at the
time I tried this I did not won a biscuit cutter.

You might want to make a few samples up out of scrap and see how well it
works.

"Ah10201" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> can I use regular carpenter's glue to glue 2 pieces of MDF edge to edge or
> is
> there special MDF glue that is appropriate?
>
> thanks...

On 05 Nov 2004 07:43:42 GMT, [email protected] (Ah10201) wrote:

>can I use regular carpenter's glue to glue 2 pieces of MDF edge to edge

You can use what you like, it isn't going to hold either way.

Edge butt gluing in MDF is just asking for trouble. Use a biscuit,
dowel or something.