Questions tagged [mdf]
Medium-density fiberboard (MDF) is a sawdust/wood particle and glue composite fused with heat and pressure to make a simple sturdy material.
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Enclosing an MDF sheet in 4x4 Cedar
I am building a headboard for a bed, and want to put an MDF sheet inside a dado in 4x4 cedar boards, as shown in the image:
Should I make the MDF free floating in case it swells? Or glue it to the ...
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Is it safe to sand sharp edges off of this manufactured desk?
I bought this desk recently from Amazon. The edge of the desk is a little sharp for my liking so I'm thinking about buying a fine sandpaper (320 grit?) to sand it down a little.
Is this safe to do? I ...
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How to Protect melamine panel dining table from water and wear
I have a dining table from Mobili fiver with the following material specification:
https://www.mobilifiver.com/eu/media/akeneo_connector/media_files/S/c/Scheda_tecnica_materiali_ebe9.pdf
How can I ...
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Making MDF look like plywood with layered edges
I'm wanting to make a cheap birch ply-looking worktop for myself with MDF.
The only issue I have is that I would also like to have the layered plywood edge rather than a traditional edge banding.
The ...
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Beveled edges on melamine MDF
I'd like to make some nice looking speaker boxes. The only material I have access to is melamine MDF. I don't have a table saw, so I get it cut at the store.
I want to bevel the edges so the corners ...
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Using only MDF or Plywood to make all furniture
Real timber is expensive. Making long sheets requires joining smaller planks using glue with dowel or biscuits. It also suffers from deformations due to humidity. Engineering woods like MDF and ...
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Desktop case design: Which one should I do first for mold and heat resistance, epoxy resin or varnish?
I'm working on some MDF pieces for some design and thought of using both protective (anti-mold, Polyurethane) varnish and epoxy resin together. Problem is, I don't know which order would be best for ...
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wooden wheel cribs - car stands
I have some overstock of some baltic birch plywood and 1" MDF and I'd like to make some wood cribs similar to the ones in this forum
My intention is to sandwich a 12"x12"x1" piece ...
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What's a good way to join MDF squares to make a frame-shaped wall decoration?
I have a bunch of 20x20x1.7 cm MDFs, and I'm trying to make a wall decoration that looks like ONE of these:
(image from here)
...except my wood pieces are small and thus I need to use many squares to ...
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What is the difference between MDF and MDO?
What are the differences between Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) and Medium Density Overlay (MDO)?
In woodworking circles, MDF seems to be much maligned, yet MDO seems to be rather highly praised. ...
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Natural pine wood bed has strong chemical odor, why is this and how to stop it?
I threw out my old bed since it was falling apart and this is when it all went downhill. First I got a new bed (upholstered, unfisnished MDF board) that had such a strong odor, it invaded all the ...
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Options for repairing this children's staircase?
We recently acquired a children's castle that was custom made originally. It seems to be completely made of MDF. The stairs are only held together by nails and they are coming apart in certain ...
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Grid pattern made out of thin wood slats or MDF
Can the wood slats or MDF be purchased pre-cut ready to assemble? If available does this product go by another name? I have read the article detailing how to make this using carpentry equipment but I ...
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What are suitable dimensions for a router table that specifically would be used to make an acoustic guitar?
I was wondering what the optimal size is for a router table for making an acoustic guitar? Initially I would use it to help me make some jigs to bend guitar sides and hold the parts together as I ...
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Improving sag resistance of MDF shelves
Wood is all 19mm MDF except the back panel and the horizontal boards are wedged between the sides and held by 2 screws on each side. I want to reduce the chance of the shelves sagging over time.
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