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| Wienerdog:
20%... sorry, I was just stating the obvious. 3/4" is 20% heavier than 5/8" but your cab has lots of weight from the monitor, computer, controls, etc. I'd honestly consider 5/8, because 3/4" is just SOOOO heavy. A full 3/4" sheet of MDF is around 90 to 100lbs. |
| crashwg:
The density of the core is expressed as the weight of a one cubic foot (1'x1'x1') block of the material. Therefore, an MDF sheet using a 48# (pound) core, will weigh 102 pounds. (49"x97"x3/4"= 2-1/8 cubic feet) A 5/8" sheet of the same 48# core would weigh 78 pounds (49"x97"x3/4"=1-5/8 cubic feet) Lets say you use 3 sheets of mdf on your cab. 3/4" will make your cab weigh 306# and 5/8" will make it weigh 234#. Only question that remains is which is more important to you, 72# or the beefyness/extra strength of 3/4". ;) |
| the3eyedblindman:
if you put casters on the cab, weight wont be that big of an issue. |
| cholin:
Even with casters, 72 pounds is a big difference. |
| Witchboard:
Since you're building with MDF, I would go 3/4". If you were building with plywood, I would suggest 5/8". Just my prefs. |
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