Thread: Where to buy HMR in Hobart

Good Morning Geoff

Welcome to the far south.

I did the run around for HMR melamine and HMR MDF last year. Various staff at M10, B** and K&D told me that it was no longer made, that they had not stocked it for ten years, that they had never heard of it, that all sheet materials were moisture resistant, etc. Eventually located good supplies at Brewsters (Cambell St) and Formica Industries (Mornington).

However, I do not like sawing or routing chipboard or MDF - anything that smells like that cannot be good for you ... - so I eventually went to a local joinery. For a three unit job totalling eighteen drawers they supplied, cut and edgebanded the melamine for $50 more than I could have bought the sheet material. They cut to an accuracy of 0.1 mm, made no errors, and I did not have to suck in the resin fumes or dust. $50 well spent. Win. Win.

Fair Winds

Graeme

Graeme,
Got what I needed at Brewsters. Unfortuneately they don't cut to size so I had to do that myself. I found the best way to get a neat edge was to cut the board a millimetre or so oversize and then trim up on the router. Fiddly but the end result is acceptable.

I did check with a few kitchen manufacturers but all were too busy with other work to cut to size and edgeband.

All going well, the cupboards will go up next week when the new stove and dishwasher is installed