I am making a small workbench with MDF top and I want to put pocket holes in the underside to secure solid wood edge banding around the outer edges. Is MDF strong enough to put pocket holes into it?
Thnx for your feeback.
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Frank,
I believe it's the ''saw-dust'', used in the MDF, that sucks up the moisture, vs the resin bonding agent.
Frank Gardecki said:
Anything you buy in furniture thats cheap is MDF . I f they could make a stronger resin that does not suck water then you have my attention. You are lucky no one was under that shelf .
The MDF boards needs to be sealed, before putting them into use.
''Seal'' all surfaces and edges, with a suitable wood sealer.
The MDF boards needs to be sealed, before putting them into use.
''Seal'' all surfaces and edges, with a suitable wood sealer.
Hi Franks,
Thanks for the tip.
I'll give the thinned-down glue a try.
Yes
I have four large drawers made of MDF in my work bench. I used just pocket hole screws to hold them together (no glue). There is a lot of weight in each and they have held up well.
I am not pro MDF or anti MDF. I have had very good experience with it and some horror stories too. So now I use it where there are no structural issues. The surface is going to be fully protected. The MDF by itself will not bear any weight. It's a damn good material for cabinet shutters, if one wants to finish it with paint. In India a lot of people use MDF shutters and then draw grains over it and polish it. comes out nicely and makes the shutter look like natural wood shutters.
In India MDF is generally made with fibers of agricultural waste, like cotton plant fibers, baggasee(Sugar cane pulp from the sugar mills).
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