I have a replacement door for my kitchen garbage that has been sitting in my basement for 4 years. I pulled it out to replace the original (the one that the dog has clawed up trying to get at the garbage) and noticed that there is a crack that runs part way down each side. The crack is through the rail (Is that the correct term for the vertical piece along side of the panel) extending into the tenon from the Stile (?). Since the crack goes through part of both the top and side pieces I cannot just pull the side piece of and re-glue the frame together. This is the same situation on the left side of the door. I can only pull the crack open 1/64-1/32″. <!—-><!—-> <!—->
Does anyone have any suggestions for how to get enough glue in to hold the door together and survive the constant opening and closing of the door? <!—-><!—->
Can I use a thin glue like Cyano that should wick in or won’t that be strong enough?<!—-><!—->
The door is Maple and is already stained and finished with a varnish of some sort.<!—-><!—->
Thanks in advance<!—-><!—->
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Any possibility that you post a photo of the offending area?
David Ring
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Cyano hold aeroplanes together as I recall..
Why not try except for the cost of it?
If the crack goes all the way thru your door, a neat trick for getting glue (even thick yellow glue) into the crack is to use your shop vac.
Lay a heavy bead of glue along the crack and place the intake hose against the back side of the crack. Vacuum will draw the glue down into the crack.
Is this a hinged door, or is it one of those garbage pullout units? If its a pullout and the back of the door is rarely seen then you have a few options in addition to glue. I would try to work some titebond (normal wood glue) into the cracks and if you feel that the door might still fall apart I'd think about reinforcing the stile/rail joints from behind. If its really never seen then something as crass as corner braces from the local hardware store would work, or apply a piece of 1/4 " ply to the whole back, or possibly even pocket screws. I know this is not fine woodworking, but we're talking about a garbage door.......
good luck
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