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Thread: 1/4" Hardboard in Brissie?
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18th October 2006, 02:54 PM #1
1/4" Hardboard in Brissie?
Hi all.
I'm looking to build a roll-around tool cart from a U.S. plan and it calls for a full sheet of 1/4" hardboard.
Can find 3mm masonite around the place but nothing in 6mm. I could glue 2 x 3mm together but that ends up being pretty expensive. Have also found 6mm MDF which would probably work ok, but just wondering if anyone knows of a 1/4" hardborad supplier in brissie?
Cheers.How much wood could the woodchuck chuck if the woodchuck could chuck wood?
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18th October 2006, 03:22 PM #2
Whats wrong with 6mm ply?
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18th October 2006, 03:27 PM #3
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18th October 2006, 03:31 PM #4
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18th October 2006, 03:32 PM #5
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18th October 2006, 09:47 PM #6
6mm or 1/4 masonite is available around the place but lots don't hold stock in the sizes you want.
I know hudsons at capalaba and coorparoo can get it or have it.
Scurs ait mt gravatt had the best price last time I tried.
Ot try big river timbers they are suposed to be CSR distributers.
6mm luan ply would probaly be stronger.
cheersAny thing with sharp teeth eats meat.
Most powertools have sharp teeth.
People are made of meat.
Abrasives can be just as dangerous as a blade.....and 10 times more painfull.
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18th October 2006, 09:50 PM #7
Bob is right, I think it's 5.5mm & is underlay for vinyl & cork.
Common size is 1200x900
Any hardware store would have it.
Cheers.............Sean
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18th October 2006, 10:21 PM #8
Dean,
I have purchased 1200 x 900 x 6mm from bunnings, but they do not usually stock full sheet size. They should be able to order for you though.
Les
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18th October 2006, 11:10 PM #9GOLD MEMBER
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'They' also list a 5.5mm harboard/Masonite, at least at my local stores - that's pretty close to 1/4" which is 6.35mm. If its not too critical, just adjust your rebates & dadoes for the thinner sheet.
You may have to look for a builders timber yard or specialist plywood supplier rather than a shoebox Bunnies.
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19th October 2006, 10:38 AM #10Senior Member
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Isn't there a difference between masonite and "hardboard"?
Or is hardboard just what they call masonite in the US?
And aren't there different grades of masonite?
e.g. the 6mm masonite sheets you get at bunnings are quite soft, and unsuitable for use on jigs and the like, but are fine for lino underlay.
But the 3mm(?) masonite used for blackboards is very much harder. I always thought that this version of masonite was what was meant by "hardboard".
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19th October 2006, 01:33 PM #11
Masonite is a brand name of hard board.... was manufactured by hardboards australia which was taken over by CSR. AFAIK.
Yess there are different grades of hardboard.
Standard hardboard is prety soft.
Tempered hardboard is much harder and denser.
Sign board which is somewere between tempered and standard board is great for jigs and templates & comes 10mm thick and primed white.
It cuts freely and cleanly, dosn't bugger tools as bad as tempered and holds up under use well.
there are other hardboards thet have been manufactured from time to time.
Hardb' Aust' were makinh a superdense 20mm board at one time as decking product to compete with compressed cementus fibreboard.
cheersAny thing with sharp teeth eats meat.
Most powertools have sharp teeth.
People are made of meat.
Abrasives can be just as dangerous as a blade.....and 10 times more painfull.
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19th October 2006, 01:36 PM #12
thanks all for the info!
How much wood could the woodchuck chuck if the woodchuck could chuck wood?
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19th October 2006, 02:12 PM #13
Hi Dean
Try:
Ringwood & Ply Pty Ltd
119 Factory Rd Oxley QLD 4075
ph: (07) 3379 3772
They are wholesalers and a LOT cheaper tham Bunnings
I get a fair bit of stuff from them myself.
Bob Willson
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