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Someone name a different material other than MDF to build a cabinet out of
RandyT:
--- Quote from: yaksplat on December 07, 2011, 01:33:28 pm ---That right there is enough of a reason for me to use plywood. And the dust...the dust is so bad. It gets everywhere, and then it gets tracked everywhere. You can brush plywood sawdust off your shirt. MDF dust leaves a brown streak since it's so fine. I'm sure i'll move a tool in 10 years and still find some MDF dust.
+10,000 for Plywood
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Everything is a tradeoff. Plywood is lighter, but harder to get a nice finish on. MDO plywood is the best material you can use, but very pricey. The face of that can also still chip, but not as badly. MDF will have a nicer edge, if cut well, and looks good after sanding and painting, even without molding. The best material will really depend on the application, budget and build methods. MDF can cover most of what folks will come up with there, as long as the project takes the material into consideration.
Gray_Area:
Unless I had a dedicated wood shop, I wouldn't cut/etc any kind of wood inside. Of course, if I had a dedicated shop, I would also have an exhaust fan - something pretty easy to do if you're dedicated enough to have a shop.
I vote MDF, but I think half-inch is fine, especially if you're using an LCD. I know....weight....I don't monkey-wrench on my panels that I would need that kind of weight. If placed on a hard floor, I would use rubber, locking (or blocked) wheels.
ARTIFACT:
3/4" Birch Plywood was used to build the ARTIFACT GAME MUSEUM cab.
It's super sturdy and survived a recent move across the USA :)
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