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Can't find 5/8 MDF, I think this will work!

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nostrebor:

1. Your soultion looks great, and will be easy to do. Just please work out the hinge details first.

2. 5/8" MDF is readily available here at the big box stores, cheaper than 3/4". Must be a regional thing???

DrewKaree:


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I dare you to post this in Everything Else. ;)

-S

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Well, since he's chicken, I'll make the trip instead ;D

Sounds like he's got more problems than finding the right dimensions for his wood.

(go ahead, run with it! ;D )



Look at the plywood in your area.  Same thing by me for Home Depot's, but Menards carries both.  At HD, they've only got plywood in that thickness, and the MDF only comes in 3/4".  It may be regional, but I bet it's just what supplier they buy from.


--- Quote from: mrjah on October 05, 2005, 12:50:30 am ---Long time lurker, first time poster.

I'm running into the same availability problem.  Can MDF be planed?  Can I get 3/4" sheet of it, cut it into two 2-foot wide pieces, run each through a planer that accepts pieces of such a width, take them down to 5/8", and then end glue them back together to recover a 4-foot wide piece?

I'm probably finishing the thing with countertop laminate, so the glue seam wouldn't be a big deal aesthetically.

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GOOD LORD!  :o

It's MDF, screw going through all THAT hassle!  Just modify your friggen plans or figure out something else.  The amount of dust you're going to create is enough to make me think you're trying to slowly, ever so slowly, commit sooey-side or something ;)


--- Quote from: Ldsfunaz on October 05, 2005, 02:55:34 pm ---
at least no one pointed out blatant problems, so that's a good sign that it just may work


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ummmmmm


--- Quote from: Ldsfunaz on October 05, 2005, 02:55:34 pm ---
I know its a lot of routing, and I'm terrible at it,


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Find yourself a sawboard or something before you attempt this, or look at plywood. 

mrjah:


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Didn't realize they were both yours.  Lemme see if I can hijack both of them.

Forget that earlier question about cutting and planing down to 5/8".  I just redesigned my panel and cabinet to use the 3/4" MDF available at my local big box.  Got the panels, got the laminate, got the clear monitor/marquee stuff, and got it all back here into the shop.

Tomorrow the fun begins!

I don't completely trust the MDF, though.  It's nice and heavy and makes a satisfying thud when you drop it on your foot, but it shreds permanently when damaged, which is vaguely reminiscent of the particle board I avoided.  Looks like I'll be examining corner protection options in the near future.

pmc:


--- Quote from: nostrebor on October 05, 2005, 06:07:11 pm ---2. 5/8" MDF is readily available here at the big box stores, cheaper than 3/4". Must be a regional thing???

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Out of curiosity, where are you located? I'm in MA where 4x8 sheets of 5/8" MDF are not to be found in the typical places.

-pmc

nostrebor:


--- Quote from: pmc on October 06, 2005, 12:45:48 pm ---
--- Quote from: nostrebor on October 05, 2005, 06:07:11 pm ---2. 5/8" MDF is readily available here at the big box stores, cheaper than 3/4". Must be a regional thing???

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Out of curiosity, where are you located? I'm in MA where 4x8 sheets of 5/8" MDF are not to be found in the typical places.

-pmc

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Springfield, MO

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