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| Howard_Casto:
Well hardboard is susceptible to swelling via moisture, is hard to paint due to it's treated finish and because of it's density eats though bits like nobodies business. If plywood is the same price go with ply. I think MDO is more for something that you don't want to finish and yet you want a durable surface... like furniture for toddlers and ect. It isn't for something you want to paint or finish in any way. |
| DaOld Man:
--- Quote from: Nephasth on August 31, 2015, 11:33:43 am ---Married a ---Bad words, bad words, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when saint censors you?---. --- End quote --- Been there. Done that. But about the arcade making business... I have made so many mistakes I dont even know where to start. One that sticks out in my mind is using particle board (pressed wood, whatever that crap is called) on my first juke box, in an attempt to cut down on weight. Never used particle board since and never will again (for this hobby anyway.) |
| Vigo:
--- Quote from: wp34 on September 01, 2015, 10:51:43 pm ---All 5 sheets that Menards had were scratched really bad. --- End quote --- My #1 complaint about Menards. It is like they source their wood based on unwanted leftovers from distributors, and if you need something very specific, it is a gamble. That has always been their problem. Back in the 60's when there was only one Menards, and it was only a lumber yard, my Grandfather owned a construction biz in the same town. They would steer clear of Menards when they could because the wood was always damaged and warped. I still go there above home depot for wood because the "cut your own wood" model can get even more insane. You need 20 six foot boards of a certain wood, and they only stock ten footers, you will need to A) Sit and cut 20 boards by hand in the store, B) Look for scraps, or C) Grossly overpay for for an extra 80 feet of wood. |
| pbj:
I don't think anyone buys wood at Menards except amateurs looking to build a deck that's going to fall down in three years. |
| Generic Eric:
I took myself way too seriously. I was going to have this sleek awesome cab that did everything. It didn't. A simple box is simple. Why so many weird curves? That isn't generic at all. :dunno I used plans as guidelines. I wanted to express myself as some sort of fantastic artist with an out of the box idea. I never finished any of them. I suffered for my art; it just suffered. 1/32" margin of error on dimensional lumber? I've got this. ::) |
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