Corrugated fasteners.

[Robatoy]

I used to use a Paslode corrugated fastener gun to edge-join slabs of PB to create countertops shapes prior to laminating. Such gun, these days is a lot of money... like $500.00 I did find a XC1016 Spotnail gun, but up here, in Kanukistan, they still want over $500.00 if one includes shipping and a minimum of 11,000 fasteners (real number, btw) For the odd time I will still do a laminate top, I would still like to find a way to join two pieces of particle board substrate in a flat and strong fashion. Tonight, I used my Kreg jig and the end result of my test was rather promising. Now I'm thinking if I added a couple of biscuits and/or used a routed glue-joint (either wavy bit or glue-up joint) AND pocket screws...??

Any other ideas?

[bikerb422]

Robotoy,

I have done the same as you with the corrugated gun. It was fast and fairly strong. But now that I do this more or less as a hobby now, I just use corrugated fasteners with a hammer. They still hold the same. I have even fastened my pine face frames with them for a formica cabinet. Two from the back side and one in the center from the front.

-Regards

Bruce

[Pat Barber]

That is certainly one of the things the Kreg was designed to do. The more you use their tools, the more you like them.

I have built several large cases using biscuits and pocket hole screws in combo and it's a pretty nice combination. The biscuits "line it up" and the screws "tighten it up".

The "orig> I used to use a Paslode corrugated fastener gun to edge-join slabs of PB

[Robatoy]

Hammer, eh...mmm..are you using the same fasteners as those supplied for the guns?

[Doug Miller]

Yep -- Flip-Bolts.

[Robatoy]

Good one!... Those can save a lot time in the right application. Never seen them before...I guess I don't get out much, eh?

Thanks, Doug.

r

[Doug Miller]

I saw them for the first time about five weeks ago at the Woodworking Show.

Don't mention it. Glad to help.

[nailshooter41]

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