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| jdbailey1206:
--- Quote from: Vigo on September 01, 2015, 12:13:05 pm --- --- Quote from: eds1275 on September 01, 2015, 10:37:32 am ---Using MDF. I know it's sort of a go-to around here, but I've used quality ply for the last few builds and will not go back. The dust, the weight, the pansiness to moisture... Sure the ply costs $60 and the MDF is only $40, but it's not a deal breaker. This hobby isn't really something that can be done well (scratch builds anyway) on a budget. --- End quote --- :applaud: I'm riding this train. I have been using plywood and won't touch MDF. The quality sanded stuff is so easy to work with. --- End quote --- Sanded plywood is nice! Expensive but nice. |
| Howard_Casto:
I did my pacman repro out of furniture grade ply and will not go back. It's well worth the extra cost to know that short of some rather extreme conditions it's NEVER going to fall apart. |
| wp34:
Has anybody tried MDO? I'm taking my daughter to Menards tonight to buy materials for her Fix-it-Felix. We are planning to try MDO since it has a plywood core and a smooth hardboard finish. |
| eds1275:
MDO is hard to find without special ordering, but I would give it a chance. Apparently it costs as much as nice ply though. |
| wp34:
--- Quote from: eds1275 on September 01, 2015, 04:04:33 pm ---MDO is hard to find without special ordering, but I would give it a chance. Apparently it costs as much as nice ply though. --- End quote --- You are correct about the price. It was on sale for $60 a sheet. All 5 sheets that Menards had were scratched really bad. We couldn't decide how well that hardboard surface would hold up either. If they would have had an unblemished sheet I would have bought one to try it. |
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