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Will Home Depot Cut MDF?
CitznFish:
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--- Quote from: hyiu on April 04, 2003, 12:21:34 am ---beware.... Home Depot.... most of them only do straight cuts.... and my experience is... their cut is not very accurate in length....
I have asked them to cut for me before... and they do measure it... but somehow... it turns out its a little short....
and I have to alter my sizing afterwards....
bad experience....
YMMV... good luck....
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same here..they cut like crap..NOT ACCURATE..because we are in the same city and might have went to the same home depot.. :P.
I suggest you cut the whole thing yourself.. :)
Another funny thing..
My local home depot DONT cut particle board..the guy down there claims that particle board releases poison gas/fume or somethin..
WTF ! ???
Any input on this weirdness(or rather bull$hit) anyone ?
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it's absolutely true. OSHA will come down hard on a lumber yard that cuts particle Board /MDF without proper ventalation. The boards have formaldehyde in the wood. Very nasty to inhale. I worked at a local lumber yard in high school and people would go ape ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- when we told them we couldn't cut their particle board. (we didn't even carry MDF)
u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: CitznFish on April 04, 2003, 02:13:38 am ---
--- Quote from: SNAAAKE on April 04, 2003, 12:58:44 am ---Another funny thing..
My local home depot DONT cut particle board..the guy down there claims that particle board releases poison gas/fume or somethin..
Any input on this weirdness(or rather bull$hit) anyone ?
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It's absolutely true. OSHA will come down hard on a lumber yard that cuts particle Board /MDF without proper ventalation. The boards have formaldehyde in the wood. Very nasty to inhale. I worked at a local lumber yard in high school and people would go ape ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- when we told them we couldn't cut their particle board. (we didn't even carry MDF)
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I heard MDF releases more formaldehyde per cut than particle board. Is that true?
MilitiaMan:
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I heard MDF releases more formaldehyde per cut than particle board. Is that true?
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Can anyone tell me more about this? I have been sanding the hell out of MDF for about a week now and I am certain that I have been inhaling particles as sanding MDF is messy as hell and creates a fine "dust" over everything near your project.
I have been smart enough to do this outside in the driveway so as not to create a huge mess in the garage, but I was not intelligent enough to wear a mask over my mouth and nose.
Should I be worried? I realize anyone replying to this likely is not a doctor and if I get really concerned I will see my physician, but any input or experience you might be able to share would be appreciated.
-MM
AX:
same here LOL. no wonder I have had a sore throat and feel like crap. maybe im dieing.
shawnzilla:
I just found this tidbit about MDF safety on the web.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/homes/glossary/glossary_m.shtml
http://www.safety.ed.ac.uk/resources/occ_hygiene/hygiene_update14.html