MDF vs MDO. Is there a best choice?

[Malvin]

You do know that MDF with the color Green adhesive is water proof. And can bought at Lowe's or other lumber yards .

The inner laminates are claimed to be void free

Key word here is ( Claimed ) I have worked with MDO for about 3 years & found voids in MDO & You must be careful what paint you use or you will see separations of those ply s

[jfholm]

Thanks Malvin. That is very good to know. I have never used it and so the way mdo was presented it sounded like the answer to all of our prayers.

I don't know how true it is, but I have heard a lot of the wood at HD and Lowes is coming in from China. Anybody know?

[Malvin]

Yep its from across the pond .

Here is a link to water proof MDF

http://www.mdf-plywood.com/pid13455045/ ... f+wood.htm

Here is where I go when I need very good Quality MDF Or HDF its about twenty minutes from my
house .

Here is the link to that place http://www.industrialplywood.com/13info_core.html

[jfholm]

That water proof mdf can be purchased up to 25mm thick. That is .984" almost a inch thick. That would one heavy floe bench.

[Tony]

Yes indeed !
I used one inch MDF bolted to a steel angle frame, my bench weighs about 350 Kg (770 Lbs)
No problem its on wheels, but has never moved an inch from where I first built it about ten years ago.

[jfholm]

Yes indeed !
I used one inch MDF bolted to a steel angle frame, my bench weighs about 350 Kg (770 Lbs)
No problem its on wheels, but has never moved an inch from where I first built it about ten years ago.

Holy crap batman, I thought it would be heavy but not heavier than a top fuel hemi

[Tony]

Haha, a 10Hp three phase motor is not exactly light, and neither is the cast iron housing for the centrifugal blower. Its not as if I am continually moving the thing around.

[jfholm]

You don't have to worry about it blowing away either

[Tony]

That reminds me of a blower I once made for radiator cooling on a dyno.
It has a 3Hp motor fitted to a 15 inch barrel centrifugal, it delivers around 8,000 CFM coming out at around 40 Mph.
Its mounted on two wheels.....
The first time I powered it up it chased me around the double garage like a dog on a chain anchored by its rather long power cord.
A fairly memorable experience.

[slracer]

Tony, I'd like to see a video of that! -- Doug