I am close to completing my design concept for my BT mobile base and am mulling materials. As usual its the dillema of what do I have on hand vs buying a bunch of new materials.
My base will be ~5' long and will have a 4" high torsion box at its base with a number of case modules built on top of it. I have a variety of sheet goods on hand although a lot of it is 5/8 rather than 3/4.
I guess I am thinking "out loud" here trying to figure out what my best solutions are. In a perfect world I would go by a bunch of new 3/4" ply but dont necessarily want to pay for it I have....
A good amount of 5/8" MDF in lengths up to 8'
approx 2 sheets worth of 1/2" MDF lengths up to 8'
about a sheet and a half of 3/4" mdf but largest piece is 4'x4'
a sheet of 5/8" maple ply
enough 3/4" quality laminated particle board to make frame of torsion box.
I also do have some good quality 3/4" veneered (maple and Oak) MDF but its rather too good for this project methinks...
So, given that I dont really want to go and throw a bunch of cash into new materials (need to pay for a woodpecker router lift) what do I use for the materials for my base???? MDF vs. Ply, 5/8 vs. 3/4"
Always happy to hear what you guys think.
Yours - Puzzled of Phoenix (scratching head in woodshop)
My base will be ~5' long and will have a 4" high torsion box at its base with a number of case modules built on top of it. I have a variety of sheet goods on hand although a lot of it is 5/8 rather than 3/4.
I guess I am thinking "out loud" here trying to figure out what my best solutions are. In a perfect world I would go by a bunch of new 3/4" ply but dont necessarily want to pay for it I have....
A good amount of 5/8" MDF in lengths up to 8'
approx 2 sheets worth of 1/2" MDF lengths up to 8'
about a sheet and a half of 3/4" mdf but largest piece is 4'x4'
a sheet of 5/8" maple ply
enough 3/4" quality laminated particle board to make frame of torsion box.
I also do have some good quality 3/4" veneered (maple and Oak) MDF but its rather too good for this project methinks...
So, given that I dont really want to go and throw a bunch of cash into new materials (need to pay for a woodpecker router lift) what do I use for the materials for my base???? MDF vs. Ply, 5/8 vs. 3/4"
Always happy to hear what you guys think.
Yours - Puzzled of Phoenix (scratching head in woodshop)
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