Thread: 240 x 12 timber

The only stuff I can suggest is 140mm by 12 pine lining boards unless you know of a timber merchant who has pre-milled blanks. Alternatively, I imagine you could get it machined but what are you intending to use it for?

Originally Posted by seriph1

The only stuff I can suggest is 140mm by 12 pine lining boards unless you know of a timber merchant who has pre-milled blanks. Alternatively, I imagine you could get it machined but what are you intending to use it for?

They are cut into 240 x 240 squares and then hand painted as a decorative wall plaque/door sign and I am currently using up to 100 per month. One 240 square plaque plus packaging ~ 550 grams. If I can get these under 500 grams I make $4 more per item posted within Australia and ~$10 more for international postage.

Would love to know if anyone knows of any suppliers of thinner timber in 240 wide but in the meantime I might start a new post in the thicknesser section to see if that idea is possible.

Originally Posted by brettstix

They are cut into 240 x 240 squares and then hand painted as a decorative wall plaque/door sign and I am currently using up to 100 per month. One 240 square plaque plus packaging ~ 550 grams. If I can get these under 500 grams I make $4 more per item posted within Australia and ~$10 more for international postage.

Would love to know if anyone knows of any suppliers of thinner timber in 240 wide but in the meantime I might start a new post in the thicknesser section to see if that idea is possible.

on those numbers, you could buy yourself a 300mm wide thicknesser, take 2-3mm off the 19mm boards you are currently using and be in front at the end of the first month

It's probably not worth while chasing a supplier of thinner material

No problem running the 19mm through the thicknesser to get them down to 12mm ..... That is its job. You will need a few passes taking 1-2mm at a time for a small benchtop thicknesser. Even a cheep thicknesser should be ok.

Depending on your project however have you considered the stability of the 12mm against the 19mm? They are small pieces so they may be ok but you wouldn't want them to warp.

Any chance of seeing a picture? Is it possible to alter/adjust the size slightly to reduce the weight? Also, if you changed to Baltic Pine (assuming you're currently using Radiata from Bunnings etc.) it has a lower density. Western Red Cedar would be the lightest material you could use that'd be all-weather-serviceable but you may have to buy it in quantity and not want to.

You could explore the use of Paulownia as either 240 x 19 or 240 x 12. It is less than half the weight of pine, is light coloured and just as stable as WRC. If your interested send me a PM and I'll give you more information. I used to mill and sell Paulownia but have retired now.

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MDF or ply?

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Just a little bit north of you, 53N to be accurate, we buy milled wood 12mm/1/2" thick which is called "drawer sides". I guess that you'd translate that into 'Stryne as "draw side". Used specifically in cabinet work. I've found that it's good for relief carvings which will eventually be used for wood block printing.