Small gloat, 2 free 5/8" 4X8 ft MDF sheets

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  • leehljp
    The Full Monte
    • Dec 2002
    • 8804
    • Tunica, MS
    • BT3000/3100
    #1

    Small gloat, 2 free 5/8" 4X8 ft MDF sheets

    I was in Lowes today and wanted a sheet of 3/4 mdf and a sheet of 1/2 MDF.

    They didn't have any 1/2 but I did spot 2 sheets of 5/8 on a dolly that had cobwebs and had some nicks on the edges and a few surface scratches. And one side of each sheet was Lowes gray - a thin layer of paint, so it looked.

    When I asked a fellow, he said "Oh, that is not for sale. It is some left over Lowes display MDF. But it has been back in a corner for a long time."

    Me: "Interested in selling it?"

    Him: "Let me check, follow me to the front."

    At the front, the assistant manager was busy and asked me to wait a minute. But I waited about 10 minutes. He apologized for the wait and then said: "That is junk to us and we were going to throw it away. Just take it!"

    Yippee! They even helped me load it!

    I did buy one 3/4 sheet, but the two free 5/8" 4X8 will certainly go a long way in making some projects needed to get my shop operational.
    Hank Lee

    Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted!
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    • cabinetman
      Gone but not Forgotten RIP
      • Jun 2006
      • 15216
      • So. Florida
      • Delta
      #2
      Well Hank, that's a killing for the day, definitely a gloat. Those sheets have no idea how creative they will be.

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        • Old Dutchman
          Forum Newbie
          • Oct 2011
          • 38
          • Holland Mi
          • My BT3000
          #3
          Thats a good deal!

          Thats a great buy! I don't get out to find those kinda deals, Glad You asked.By the way, I found a great buy at HF. through the mail! Wood Mag, had an add on HF in there book! 12 in. Bar Clamp/ Spreader, by Pittsburgh. The add said 1.99 with a limit of 9! I can't even begin to make any clamp for that money, They arent the heavy duty clamps, but I can't put that much presure on a clamp with nerve damage in My hands, and back. So I am happy as well!
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            • Ed62
              The Full Monte
              • Oct 2006
              • 6021
              • NW Indiana
              • BT3K
              #4
              Congrats, Hank. That's a good deal.

              Last spring/early summer, I decided to head up a fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. With a lot of running around, talking to the managers of the big box stores, I was able to get about a dozen sheets of 1/2" plywood, a few boxes of Kreg screws, and a ton of 2X4s to make tables for our sale. It was all donated, but unlike your gloat, it took some work.

              Ed
              Do you know about kickback? Ray has a good writeup here... https://www.sawdustzone.org/articles...mare-explained

              For a kickback demonstration video http://www.metacafe.com/watch/910584...demonstration/

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                • chopnhack
                  Veteran Member
                  • Oct 2006
                  • 3779
                  • Florida
                  • Ryobi BT3100
                  #5
                  Nice score, perhaps a accessory table for the band saw, sacrificial fence for the miter gauge for same, etc :-)
                  I think in straight lines, but dream in curves

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                    • tommyt654
                      Veteran Member
                      • Nov 2008
                      • 2334
                      #6
                      I must be gettin old

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