Philip Florio
12-19-2008, 3:31 PM
I'm going to make a box about 15"x15"x15" that I will mount to a wall. I'm going to have a slight angle on the 6 to 8 shelves for the paper.
My questions are about the material and the joinery. I'm figuring on using 1/2" or 3/4" plywood for the back to mount to the wall. The sides, bottom and top will be 1/2" MDF. The shelves will be 1/4" hardboard.
On the sides I will add some pockets for my circular orbital sander sheets, 5" sheets and some pockets for sanding pads. On the top I will mount a hacksaw blade to cut the sheets.
I'm thinking of just simple rabbet joints. I'll use a dado for the MDF sides to accommodate the 1/4" hardboard.
Is it true that MDF can dull cutting tools faster?
Thanks,
Phil
My questions are about the material and the joinery. I'm figuring on using 1/2" or 3/4" plywood for the back to mount to the wall. The sides, bottom and top will be 1/2" MDF. The shelves will be 1/4" hardboard.
On the sides I will add some pockets for my circular orbital sander sheets, 5" sheets and some pockets for sanding pads. On the top I will mount a hacksaw blade to cut the sheets.
I'm thinking of just simple rabbet joints. I'll use a dado for the MDF sides to accommodate the 1/4" hardboard.
Is it true that MDF can dull cutting tools faster?
Thanks,
Phil