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Lot of 100 corrugated steel wood joints, biscuits,
These are handy for lots of wood joinery projects, but they are getting harder to find at stores - especially when you're needing them in a hurry. The corrugations are angled slightly, such that they help pull the opposing surfaces together as they are driven in.
They also make great replacements for biscuit type joints when used with epoxy or other adhesive that will bond to both wood and steel. Simply mill a slot in each side with a thin saw blade or small router bit, load both slots with adhesive, insert corrugated joints at the desired spacing, then clamp together. Soaking the corrugated joints in saltwater for several days helps roughen (rust) the surface so that adhesives will bond to the steel better.
The width varies between 1" and 1.075." Length (drive depth) is approximately 5/8." The thickness (across the corrugations) is .095" and the thickness of the material itself is .020."
