Thread: 1/4" Hardboard in Brissie?

Whats wrong with 6mm ply?

Hardboard tile underlay is 6mm.

Originally Posted by Bleedin Thumb

Whats wrong with 6mm ply?

Nothing. Just hard to find someone whos got it, and at a decent price

Originally Posted by echnidna

Hardboard tile underlay is 6mm.

Hmm ok i'll try to find someone stocking that close by. Is it inexpensive?

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.

cheers

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

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

'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.

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".

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.

cheers

thanks all for the info!

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.