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What is MDF?
GroovyTuesdaY:
--- Quote from: atomaka on June 04, 2003, 11:56:09 pm ---I'm suprised the Home Depot people didn't know what it was. That would make me think twice about buying there ;)
I was suprised at how clean the board cuts too. I didn't think it would work out as well as it did.
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Oh, so i wasn't the only one that got a goofy look when i asked HOME DEPOT and LOWES to show me where the MDF was. lol. Sometimes those people. sheesh. And then i had to find out on my own that there is different grades of all these types of MDF and plywood. OYE.
If in doubt call a REAL lumber yard lol. If you still have questions about what wood is what, keep asking till you get an asnwer that YOU understand.
Dont let people make you feel stupid, just explain that you have never really
messed with different types of wood and want some help understanding more about all the different types. After you make it clear your basically a dumbass, They will "usually" try to bring it down to your level, but no promises. :D
good luck!
g~
TheGameAh:
Well, in that case, is there a certain grade of MDF I should be looking for?
Wienerdog:
--- Quote from: TheGameAh on June 05, 2003, 07:20:46 am ---Well, in that case, is there a certain grade of MDF I should be looking for?
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This isn't a direct answer, but if you are using T-Molding, I would look for MDO first (Medium Density Overlay). It is basically plywood with an MDF veneer on the outside (thin layer of MDF). I was able to find it at Menards in the Chicagoland area. The reason I single out people that are using T-Molding is that you don't have the clean edge that you would get with solid MDF. It seems that most people use T-Molding, so there are only benefits of the plywood core (strength and weight). Okay, I guess the higher cost is not a benefit, but it's just money, right?
JODY:
At least Home Depot carries it. Lowes doesn't...at least not in St. Louis.
Snarbald:
--- Quote from: Wienerdog on June 05, 2003, 07:49:46 am ---
--- Quote from: TheGameAh on June 05, 2003, 07:20:46 am ---Well, in that case, is there a certain grade of MDF I should be looking for?
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This isn't a direct answer, but if you are using T-Molding, I would look for MDO first (Medium Density Overlay). It is basically plywood with an MDF veneer on the outside (thin layer of MDF). I was able to find it at Menards in the Chicagoland area. The reason I single out people that are using T-Molding is that you don't have the clean edge that you would get with solid MDF. It seems that most people use T-Molding, so there are only benefits of the plywood core (strength and weight). Okay, I guess the higher cost is not a benefit, but it's just money, right?
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How much more is the MDO? And was the menards by chance around Schaumburg? Thanks.