Plywood Sandwich

[Greg in Maryland]

Hi

I need to laminate two sections of 3/4 inch plywood for a drill press table. What is the best glue to use -- titebond or contact cement?

Greg

[ars_lurker]

I had a similar situation when making a replacement table for my Radial Arm Saw. I used Titebond II and clamped it around the outside edges to a cast-iron tablesaw top. None of my Jet clamps could reach the middle so I just set a bag of sand on it. I let it cure for 24-hours and took all the clamps off.

I have seen other postings recommending yellow glue but this is what I had on hand. It worked great and is flat to within .003".

[poolhound]

Titebond is plenty strong. the plys will give way long before the glue does.

[pelligrini]

Wood to wood, tightbond should work fine.

I used contact cement for my drill press cabinet top, but it was two pieces of 3/4 white laminated MDF.