View Full Version : This Article May Have You Re-Thinking About MDF
Mike Shields
04-28-2012, 9:23 AM
I'm building garage cabinets using MDF, and in my research, I found this amazing article.
I'll say this, there is some incredible work being done with MDF. A square garage cabinet looks to be at the lowest end of possibilities.
Read for yourself:
http://www.spanogroup.be/upload/docs/MDF-manual%20ENG%20LOW%20RES.pdf
Mike
Julian Tracy
04-28-2012, 9:50 AM
Thanks for that - great information, especially the special Spax screws.
Here's an arch I just built out of MDF:
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Great stuff for paint grade work.
Julian
G Douglas Fowler
04-28-2012, 10:15 AM
Good reference material. I saved the PDF to my library.
Paul Wunder
04-28-2012, 10:22 AM
Thanks. I downloaded the article for reference
Chris Padilla
04-28-2012, 12:58 PM
MDF is fantastic for veneering to as it is flat, stable, and cheap. I made a tansu out of it with shop-cut 1/16" walnut veneers:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?92396-Tansu
Mike Shields
04-29-2012, 12:34 PM
The entire article is so interesting, I'll read it when I have nothing else to do. Makes me wish I had a CNC or laser cutter.
The two things I found very useful for the project I'm currently working on:
1. detailed information on screw types and the pilot holes. My local borg did't have the correct size Spax, so i was able to use what I had on hand. (para 6.1)
2. painting (para 7)
Whoever would have thought that MDF could be powder coated? (para 7.2)
The examples, pgs 52-74, lead me to believe that MDF is more versatile than any other manufactured material.
Mike
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