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MDF vs Ply vs MDO? Thickness?
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Dire Radiant:

--- Quote from: jelwell on June 20, 2005, 02:10:43 pm ---Does anyone sell custom sized metal control panels? How hard is this to make at home?
Joseph Elwell.

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I wish... I've been looking around for someone to make me a blank System 1 panel and the local shops want an arm and a leg. At this point I'm seriously thinking about just buying a sheet metal brake and learning to use it.
DrewKaree:

--- Quote from: Dire Radiant on June 21, 2005, 12:33:33 am ---
I wish... I've been looking around for someone to make me a blank System 1 panel and the local shops want an arm and a leg. At this point I'm seriously thinking about just buying a sheet metal brake and learning to use it.


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Dire, I know you don't drive, but there's a Harbor Freight in St Francis down by the airport, and I KNOW in their catalog they sell a $30 brake that someone else here has used.  Check the white pages and give 'em a call to see if they sell it in the store and take a run down there to see if it'll suit your needs.
Nannuu:
Are you talking about this one?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=39103

You'd need the $55 one for a cabinet as it goes up to 30".  I was going to get one but wasn't sure how well it worked.  Can anyone speak for them?
DrewKaree:
That's the one.  Someone here used one and thought it worked fine, IIRC.

I suppose I could search for Harbor Freight, but I've gotta leave some suspense-type element
danny_galaga:

--- Quote from: CJK on June 20, 2005, 11:29:36 pm ---Water-based primers and paints will cause MDF to swell; the amount of swelling depends on the amount of water absorbed. (And yes, water-based products behave like water because they contain ... WATER!) If you brush on the paint, you will get more swelling than if you spray, for instance. The effect may not be noticeable in your particular application, though, so a reasonable idea would be to test a scrap piece with the desired paint/finish. Also, some grades of MDF (yes, there are different grades) will be more absorbent than others.

If you want to paint your MDF cabinet with water-based latex, go right ahead. Just realize that you'll be spending some extra time sanding between coats to get the same finish you'd get if you used a solvent-based system instead.

-- Chris

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i dont know about latex ( i have a feeling that its something so cheap and nasty they dont use it here), just use acrylic
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