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The number of clamps required to glue up a simple box (lemmy.ca)

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Could have sworn I had more 6" & 24" trigger clamps for stuff like this

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Not true for plywood in my experience. You will never get as tight of a glue up using only brads/pins as you would with clamps and a mechanical fastener. Screws yes but I don't think brads have the holding power to prevent any gaps from forming during the glue up process.