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The hunt for a 2x4 sheet of 5/8th plywood

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leapinlew:
ok! So, at the last minute I decided I would add plexiplass to my 3/4" CP. I hee'd and haw'd about it for a while and decided I should remake my CP out of 5/8ths so the plexi could line up with the T-molding.

I went to 2 home depots and 2 lowes. A full sheet cost $15. I didn't want to buy more wood than I needed. But hell, with the price of gas, I'm actually losing money now.

It appears they don't cut the 5/8ths into a 2x4 sheet. It's full sheets or nothing. Anyone else have fun looking for 5/8ths?

I had an amusing conversation with a home depot guy:

me "Hey, do you work in lumber"
HDG "Yeah"
me "I'm looking at these 2x4 sheets of plywood" and I point to the wood
me "Do you have this in 5/8ths?"
HDG "No, 3/4" is as big as we go"
me "Well 5/8 is smaller than 3/4"
HDG "Yeah"

silence

me "Ok, thanks!"

arcadepcnut:
just went today to redo my control panel.
lowes sells 5/8 particle board underlayment in pieces. I just bought 2 pieces of 2x6 5/8 for $2.50 each for my cp. but if you are dead set on plywood I dont know...sorry. I had already started to reply before I saw you were looking for plywood so this post may not help you at all.

Hoopz:
I would practice routing plywood before committing your CP to it.  It can chip which would cause problems with your t-molding.  If you can do it without chipping, then good for you.

I would suggest any 5/8" wood will work.  Lowes and Home Depot will have 2x4 pieces of pine or oak etc.  On my first one, I went with pine.  My 3rd one is 1/2" mdf. 

If you want to know how I knew that plywood would chip when routed, guess what I used on my 2nd cp.....  :banghead:

Good luck.

leapinlew:
Will particle board be strong enough?

DrewKaree:
Why not have them cut a full sheet of 5/8" into 2' sections?  You'll have 3 spares if you screw up (2 if they do a crappy cutting job).

You could also just cut the t-molding groove so that it lines up with the plexi, and then take a router or utility knife and shave the bottom, since that'll be the place that the t-molding won't be stared at so intensely.

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