On 1/30/2015 4:35 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 1/30/15 3:18 PM, Larry Kraus wrote:
On 1/30/2015 1:27 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
Norm used brads as temporary clamping until the glue dried.

"Temporary" is what he kept saying, but I never saw him pull one
out.

Wow, really? You think that's what he meant by temporary?
You actually thought he was going to remove them? Of course you didn't.

When I hear him say that I'm thinking they hold the piece together until
the glue dries. I never thought for a second he'd remove them.

He's using something that's much weaker than a cured glue connection to
hold the pieces together until the glue dries.

When people, today, use glue and screws, they are being redundant. The
screws are doing nothing once the glue dries. I've used pocket screws
in unseen locations to clamp bookcases together while the glue dries,
because I didn't have enough clamps. I actually take the pocket screws
out and reuse them.


I understood what Norm meant, I just always laughed every time he said it.

"tem·po·rar·y
ˈtempəˌrerē/
adjective
1.
lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent.
"a temporary job"
synonyms: nonpermanent, short-term, interim"

You are using your pocket screws as temporary fasteners (and in hidden
locations). Norm's brads are still in place, they are permanent. My
quibble with Norm's word choice was that he did not say "These brads
will be sufficient to hold these parts together while the glue dries, if
I am careful not to stress the assembly."

(And he used them in very visible locations).