Ovals or lost heads for facings

RobTi · 29 Mar 2022

Hi as above what should I buy for 18mm mdf ?
Thanks

Mike13 · 29 Mar 2022

Ovals are to reduce splitting in the direction of the grain. The timber you are nailing to may or may not need that. MDF certainly does not need oval nails.

RobTi · 29 Mar 2022

Mike13 said:
Ovals are to reduce splitting in the direction of the grain. The timber you are nailing to may or may not need that. MDF certainly does not need oval nails.

Thanks managed to reuse all the old ones bar the really damaged ones, so just a set of facings to go

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Ovals or lost heads for facings

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