Is it worth using 1cm x 1cm bracket for door of this drawer?

[Jeff543]

 

[Jeff543]

The dowels tend to come loose, I've used Wood Glue but one dowel is still loose on one side. The door is 1cm width and the side is 1cm width, will it hold if i use less than 1cm screw-brackets?

Thanks.

 

[just pumps]

Stick upright batons to sides and drawer front on the inside.

 

[Jeff543]

Stick upright batons to sides and drawer front on the inside.

Do you have a link ? I've never used them.

 

[just pumps]

Just lengths of wood cut to length by you.

 

[Jeff543]

Just lengths of wood cut to length by you.

Oh yeah I see so use the batons to strengthen the metal brackets that I put in?

 

[just pumps]

No brackets or screws! Just two lengths of wood stuck to both the side panel and the front. Sand down the front panel first where the glue will be.

 

[Jeff543]

No brackets or screws! Just two lengths of wood stuck to both the side panel and the front. Sand down the front panel first where the glue will be.

You mean L-Shaped wood like brackets?

 

[Mottie]

No. Just square sectioned batons. You will of course only use two of the sides.

 

[Jeff543]

No. Just square sectioned batons. You will of course only use two of the sides.

But if the glue isn't keeping the dowels in it wont keep batons in for long will it?

 

[just pumps]

In all honesty using a wood glue on the dowels AND the surface of wood where they meet should of worked, by using batons you are increasing the surface area`s and increasing the area`s that grips. Try a new glue perhaps?

 

[Deleted member 174758]

If the glue isn't holding that implies that the sides are possibly cracked, causing a poor dowel joint (it can happen), in which case the front corner will need extra support in the form of a couple of brackets each side. I used to buy 19 x 19mm and 25 x 25mm galvanised steel angle repair plates for use in kitchens and that's what I'd suggest as being the easiest approach (used with the correct screws).

A glued-in corner cleat won't have much durability unless it is big enough to allow multiple screws into both the front and side. I'd suggest that you won't ever get much of a glue bond where you are trying to glue to an existing, pre-finished surface as they tend to be very smooth and can be contaminated with stuff like furniture wax/polish

 

[Jeff543]

If the glue isn't holding that implies that the sides are possibly cracked, causing a poor dowel joint (it can happen), in which case the front corner will need extra support in the form of a couple of brackets each side. I used to buy 19 x 19mm and 25 x 25mm galvanised steel angle repair plates for use in kitchens and that's what I'd suggest as being the easiest approach (used with the correct screws).

A glued-in corner cleat won't have much durability unless it is big enough to allow multiple screws into both the front and side. I'd suggest that you won't ever get much of a glue bond where you are trying to glue to an existing, pre-finished surface as they tend to be very smooth and can be contaminated with stuff like furniture wax/polish

Yeah I'll use metal brackets but see my original question, I've only got a depth ifv1 centimetre to work with, the screws would need to be tiny. Is that a problem? Tiny screws will eventually loosen wont they?

 

[just pumps]

If the glue isn't holding that implies that the sides are possibly cracked, causing a poor dowel joint (it can happen), in which case the front corner will need extra support in the form of a couple of brackets each side. I used to buy 19 x 19mm and 25 x 25mm galvanised steel angle repair plates for use in kitchens and that's what I'd suggest as being the easiest approach (used with the correct screws).

A glued-in corner cleat won't have much durability unless it is big enough to allow multiple screws into both the front and side. I'd suggest that you won't ever get much of a glue bond where you are trying to glue to an existing, pre-finished surface as they tend to be very smooth and can be contaminated with stuff like furniture wax/polish

Sandpaper!

 

[just pumps]

Yeah I'll use metal brackets but see my original question, I've only got a depth ifv1 centimetre to work with, the screws would need to be tiny. Is that a problem? Tiny screws will eventually loosen wont they?

Yes, but crack on with it if you wish.