5/8" thick sheeet material?

[Tom Banwell]

I have a job making a box with 5/8" thick walls. Material doesn't matter too much although my preference is MDF. Is there a sheet material commercially available that is 5/8" thick so that I don't have to run it through a planer? Thanks, Tom

[Brian Hale]

Baltic Birch comes in 5/8"

http://www.woodnshop.com/hardwood/Baltic_Birch_Plywood.htm

Brian :)

[John Thompson]

Afternoon Tom...

Brian has you covered with Birch, just thought I would mention that running any quantity of MDF to thickness it in your planer can be somewhat "taxing" on planer blade sharpness if you're considering it. A small quantity probably won't be a major factor though.

Sarge..

[Dave Sweeney]

I thinking that if you can find a 5/8" ply material that the 5/8" rating will be nominal sizing and that the actual thickness will be a little thinner than 5/8".

[Jim Becker]

You should be able to source 5/8" sheet material from a sheet goods supplier. If you don't know who that is in your area, talk to any of your local cabinet shops.

[Tom Banwell]

Thanks, Brian, John and Dave. The baltic birch should work. My Makita planer is so old the rubber rollers have fallen apart and need replacing, so I would be farming out the planing job anyway. I realize the baltic birch won't be full thickness, but I think it will be acceptable (and closer than 3/4").

[Thomas Canfield]

Tom,Today I saw a sign for 5/8" MDF at Home Depot. I was picking up a sheet of 1/2" and was surprised to see the 5/8" in between the 1/2" stack and 3/4" stack. Price must have been about $20 per 49" x 97" sheet.

[Jim O'Dell]

5/8" MDF here at HD sells for 18.00 a sheet. 3/4" is 20.00. 1/2" is 15 or 16.00. I used 5/8" on for the torsion boxes I just completed. Worked very well. Jim.

[Grant Vanbokklen]

Jim is right MDF comes in all thicknesses. I've got some that I'm going to use for a project that is 1 3/8" thick.