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RC Equipments => Tools, Materials and Building Techniques => Topic started by: sanjayrai55 on June 03, 2013, 02:21:19 PM

Title: MDF Pine Ply
Post by: sanjayrai55 on June 03, 2013, 02:21:19 PM
Does anyone have any experience with MDF Pine Ply? I want to use it for a boat frame.

A Laser Cutting shop I contacted recommended it's use, saying that wood ply cutting is slow and very expensive.

There is a High Density, and a soft board variety.

Is it expensive? Easy to cut and sand? Which adhesives work well with it?

Thanks
Title: Re: MDF Pine Ply
Post by: veloci on June 03, 2013, 02:52:26 PM
Sir, you might find these helpful....
http://www.pinemdf.co.in/ (http://www.pinemdf.co.in/)
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090520125428AAkhKmi (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090520125428AAkhKmi)
Title: Re: MDF Pine Ply
Post by: sushil_anand on June 03, 2013, 03:59:58 PM
MDF and Ply are mutually exclusive. Plywood, as its name suggests, is (usually) 3 or more layers of wood bonded together. The alternate layers are cross grained for increased strength.

MDF is made ofwood particles compressed with a binding adhesive.  You would  not be able to get in the 2-4 mm thickness required. And, in any case, it would be much too heavy for aeromodelling use.
Title: Re: MDF Pine Ply
Post by: sanjayrai55 on June 03, 2013, 07:17:18 PM
Thanks Sushil

This is a brand name

It is available from 1.6 to 30 mm

I will be using it for a boat, not a plane. It is 1/3rd the price of wood ply, and laser cutting friendly, taking about 1/3~1/4 the time of plywood, thus cheaper to laser cut

My query was simple: To anyone experienced in it's use:  Easy to cut and sand? Which adhesives work well with it?

The query still stands