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Not sure that would help Posted by Ari [Email] (#2847) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Ari) on Fri, 29 Jul 2005 11:02:00 In Reply to: making ikea stuff last, ntmoore, Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:09:14 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Most of the Ikea stuff is particleboard, which is not much more than sawdust and glue. If you glue a seam, you'll bond the two surfaces. That's good. Depending on how the glue works, it may fracture from the surface, and the joint loosens up. If you use stronger glue, all you do is move the fracture point into the particleboard. If the glue is stronger than the material it adheres to, the material will fracture. Plywood has strength in all directions; particleboard has strength in no directions.
By trying to make the furniture totally rigid, all the forces get transferred to the stiffest part, and it fails.
My take on Ikea stuff is that it is an excellent value for what it is. I know I've got some of their stuff. We got a bedframe for my mother-in-law that has stood up pretty well, and she is murder on stuff. I usually need to re-tighten it every couple of months - I keep the allen key taped under the frame. But I think going to stronger and stronger glue will only cause it to break someplace other than the glue.
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