Newbie mdf question
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Spindle
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Hi
Yes MDF is pretty good for a lot of things - jam chucks, glue chucks, extending faceplates etc.
Just be careful when turning it - wear some protection against inhaling the dust.
Regards Mick
Yes MDF is pretty good for a lot of things - jam chucks, glue chucks, extending faceplates etc.
Just be careful when turning it - wear some protection against inhaling the dust.
Regards Mick
Spindle
Established Member
Hi
Three blobs of hot melt glue. When its time to remove the work I use a wallpaper scraper with a sharpened edge.
Regards Mick
Three blobs of hot melt glue. When its time to remove the work I use a wallpaper scraper with a sharpened edge.
Regards Mick
CHJ
Established Member
Just make sure the hot melt is really fluid, should be hot enough to give you plenty of time to locate and clamp.
Rarely do I bother to break the joint, just reverse the piece and turn off the scrap and glue.
Rarely do I bother to break the joint, just reverse the piece and turn off the scrap and glue.
Hi
Just a little warning about hot glue sticks. Never leave them in a conservatory or garden shed. I made that mistake and ended up with a nice block of sanding sheets perfectly glued together where the glue had melted and dripped onto them
Just a little warning about hot glue sticks. Never leave them in a conservatory or garden shed. I made that mistake and ended up with a nice block of sanding sheets perfectly glued together where the glue had melted and dripped onto them
chipmunk
Established Member
MDF is pretty brutal on your cutting edges, as well as being dusty. You will need to resharpen more often when turning it.
It can also de-laminate on you if you put too much stress on it.
HTH
Jon
It can also de-laminate on you if you put too much stress on it.
HTH
Jon
ziggysawdust
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I wouldn't use MDF as a jam or sticky chuck. When turned at speed any sideways pressure makes it unstable. it has a tendency to split and you could have a nasty accident.
Tazmaniandevil
Established Member
I've used MDF in the past as glue chucks, but had one delaminate on me and the piece I had nearly finished got bounced all round the shed. I tend to use waste timber these days. Em-Doof served me well enough for a while, but I reckon it got damp on me which caused it to disintegrate.
edit: Golly! Just realised how old this thread is.
edit: Golly! Just realised how old this thread is.
