Don Taylor
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I finally unloaded the big worktable and have begun to replace the top.
I'm going to line the three sheets up, (Two sheets of MDF and one of Masonite) clamp them so they won't shift and use the Festool guide rail system to trim them to size all at the same time.
I have never made anything with MDF so I'm a little worried about certain steps.
Dumb question #1 should I glue the two MDF sheets together? If so, what is the best glue to use? Would Titebond III be good enough?
Dumb question #2 Do both sheets have to have glue on them? Working alone, it would be quite a trick getting one messy sheet on top of another without getting glued to the table myself.
Dumb question #3 I am REALLY paranoid about putting screws into MDF. The holes in the table braces are already there from the other top.
Should I pre-drill the MDF as well or just screw into it? (From the bottom)
Would the sheet rock screws I used for the other top work ok or do I need a special wood screw?
Dumb question #4 is there any reason I should not use the DowelMax for the 2X4 trim?
Thanks in advance
DT
I'm going to line the three sheets up, (Two sheets of MDF and one of Masonite) clamp them so they won't shift and use the Festool guide rail system to trim them to size all at the same time.
I have never made anything with MDF so I'm a little worried about certain steps.
Dumb question #1 should I glue the two MDF sheets together? If so, what is the best glue to use? Would Titebond III be good enough?
Dumb question #2 Do both sheets have to have glue on them? Working alone, it would be quite a trick getting one messy sheet on top of another without getting glued to the table myself.
Dumb question #3 I am REALLY paranoid about putting screws into MDF. The holes in the table braces are already there from the other top.
Should I pre-drill the MDF as well or just screw into it? (From the bottom)
Would the sheet rock screws I used for the other top work ok or do I need a special wood screw?
Dumb question #4 is there any reason I should not use the DowelMax for the 2X4 trim?
Thanks in advance
DT
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