Thread: Standars of MDF?

Bill,
don't know about other manufacturers but Laminex make a standard grade and a moisture resistant grade. The MR grade costs about 50% more.

Mick

I think you will find Bunnings are overpriced by at least 10 percent on all timber products. A lot of it is imported by Bunnings themselves.

I tackled one of the managers that I know at the Tamworth branch and commented about their prices compared to some of the specialist wholesalers around town. He replied to me that they were only interested in the retail trade.

They dont actively chase the building industry now and have taken their builders reps off the road and have them inside serving the public.

Any builders that have accounts with them if they dont maintain a certain level of purchases they close their accounts.

I dont think their quality is better than any one elses, in fact some of the timber products that I have bought from them compared to the other builders supply in Tamworth seem to be inferior especially with construction grade plywood and I have decided not to buy from them any longer.

there are 3 types LDF, MDF and HDF(HD3) the latter is very heavy and 2 times the cost of MDF.
Here is my buy price for trade, add 10% for retail. Price is 3 months old this is single unit quantities, i get larger discount if i buy bulk.


Thickness width length total
MDF03 3 1220 1830 $5.74
3 1220 2440 $7.67
MDF04 4.75 1220 1830 $10.38
4.75 1220 2440 $13.87
MDF06 6 1220 1830 $15.09
6 1220 2440 $20.16
MDF09 9 1220 1800 $16.44
9 1220 2440 $21.96
MDF12 12 1220 1800 $21.29
12 1220 2440 $28.45
MDF16 16 1220 1800 $24.31
16 1220 2440 $32.48
16 1220 3600 $47.09
MDF18 18 1220 1800 $26.49
18 1220 2440 $35.40
18 1220 3600 $51.32
MDF25 25 1220 1800 $45.53
25 1220 2440 $60.84
25 1830 3600 $132.30
MDF32 32 1220 1800 $58.60
32 1220 2440 $78.31
32 1830 3600 $170.29

I wanted to change my trade card over to monthly account and was told i needed to spend $2000 a month to qualify, if i didnt then they will cancel

Something I've noticed is that the dust created by the router or saw squeaks when you walk on it...not natural.

That's why I wondered if it was made of other product than......er.......whatever MDF is made of

It's made from ground up mice

Originally Posted by morry

It's made from ground up mice

No you have got it wrong, just ask my four year old...its made from Millions of Dead Frogs

Your looking at the 2000's version of asbestos.

Not long now til the cancers start coming out due to exposure to MDF.

Nasty stuff.

Do you think they will have to dismantle all MDF products like they did with asbestos????

I cut a whole **** load of MDF on my driveway and didn't sweep the saw dust up. After a couple of weeks it ate some very large holes in the concrete ( about 15mm deep in parts) imagine what it is doing to our lungs!

Clint

You had better tell the road breakers about that one, could reduce your local tax rates considerably :eek:

Working professionally in the commercial kitchen manufacturing sector, we go thru bulk boards (6-8 semis of whiteboard per month) and also a large qty of mdf.

I am no longer on the tools but every now and then i do the odd job. and if i have been using mdf i break out in a rash.

It will become a problem. No high ris e appartment jobsite will allow it to be cut on site whithout a "cleanroom" set up with full extraction.