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Title: Is this type of wood good
Post by: SithMaster on February 08, 2006, 10:23:09 pm

hey my subject ryhmes yeah......................

i checked out lowes.com and they have this which is the thickness i need for a nintendo remake but the name is not familar to me

5/8X48X96 PARTICLEBOARD UNDERLAYMENT Item # 12259
$21.88  $14.88 

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productList&Ne=8000&category=Particleboard+%2F+Medium+Density+Fiberboard+Panels&N=0+5000158

is this the same as conventional mdf or is something else?

Title: Re: Is this type of wood good
Post by: boykster on February 08, 2006, 11:14:52 pm

Man, Lowe's website always blows....

Basically, that <might> be the right stuff, or it might not be.  Particle board and MDF are different beasts, but warehouse store lumber sections often lump them together.  True MDF is much preferred over plain old particle board...It tends to be smoother, more square, and more durable than particle board.

MDF uses finer particles and uses more resin to create a much more dense board, whereas particle board uses larger fibers, and has more void space (lower density, more air).

The only way to know if that is the right stuff by going and checking it out.  If it is very smooth, and has no "grain" look or fibre look to it, then it's MDF...if you can see the "chips" of wood that make up the board, then it's particle board.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_board

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-density_fibreboard

Any "good" lumberyard will have MDF....

Cheers,

Rich

Title: Re: Is this type of wood good
Post by: JCL on February 08, 2006, 11:48:33 pm

I would say no. This is crap used under floors, not for anything you want to look at. You want the stuff right next to it, just plain MDF.

Here's a description of particleboard underlawment (down on the page): http://www.hoskinghardwood.com/all-about-wood-floors-over-subfloors.asp

Quote from: SithMaster on February 08, 2006, 10:23:09 pm

hey my subject ryhmes yeah......................

i checked out lowes.com and they have this which is the thickness i need for a nintendo remake but the name is not familar to me

5/8X48X96 PARTICLEBOARD UNDERLAYMENT Item # 12259
$21.88  $14.88 

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productList&Ne=8000&category=Particleboard+%2F+Medium+Density+Fiberboard+Panels&N=0+5000158

is this the same as conventional mdf or is something else?