"gary watson" wrote in message
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Evening folks,

I'm building some fitted wardrobes in some alcoves in a bedroom in my
house and having nearly finished the exterior carcasses and internal
shelves etc I can no longer ignore the perplexing question of making
the doors (perhaps I should have thought about this up front before I
started .... but anyway....)

I am considering using MDF for the doors since (a) it's cheap and (b)
it's easy to work with (allegedly).

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(2) Hinges:- I will be using ordinary hinges screwed into the edges of
the doors and to the wardrobe door frame. I have heard that MDF does
not take screws too well - does anyone have any advice for how to
obtain a good secure fixing ?

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Anyway, thanks in advance for any advice anyone can provide,

Gary


A good way to put screws into the "end grain" of MDF is to use the old
fashioned fibre rawlplugs/

Drill a tight fitting hole, fill with wood glue and tap in the plugs flush
to the surface (trimming, if necessary, with a sharp chisel)

When dry, screw into the plugs - a good fixing is obtained and the chance of
splitting the MDF is much reduced.

Even using this method, 12mm is very thin for an edge fixing - have you paid
a visit to your local hardware shop to see if any of the cranked flush
hinges will allow you to fix into the back of the door where you have a
double thickness (door plus glued on paneling) to screw into?

HTH

Adrian