Have any of you used a biscuit jointer to build an enclosure? I'm not sure if the weak "end grain" of the MDF would split from the biscuit expanding.

I guess if you stay in far enough from the edges it should be alright...I don't know, what are your experiences?

i use them for building boxes.they will not split your wood.it puts the grove right in the middle of the wood.all your pannles will line up perfectly. and will be a very strong bond.

there are bit you can buy for a router that will do the same thing but i have never used one and they are probly expencive.

Good to hear. I use one all the time for making cabinets etc...for some reason I never thought of using it for an enclosure before.

Thanks.

AGH Scarry man again. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

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I have used a biscuit jointer on almost every one of my boxes. Worked very well. I like overkill [img]tongue.gif[/img]

If you need a source: http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...50,43217,43231

or

http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/pa...=3,41306,41319

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...ry=1,110,42967

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You sir are going to give me a complex, sir. [img]graemlins/cry.gif[/img]

IMO biscuits on a sub box are a waste of time. You are better off rabbiting the edges, that really increases the mating surface.

^^^this is gonna sound "New" what is "rabbiting" the edges? I might know what your talking about but I might just call them something else.

Maybe "dado" with a table saw? I use a router with a "rabbiting" bit, it just cuts a notch in the wood at the end
http://www.tpub.com/content/construc...14043_93_2.jpg
Like that, doubling your suface area.