home depot mdf
03-07-2007, 04:07 PM
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home depot mdf
so my brother went to build a box, and he comes back from home depot with this board marked mdf but it wasnt. i was looking at it and he goes the guy told me this is how they make mdf now, it was like a really thick dense peace of cardboard. i was like umm ok lets try it but i dont think it will work. stuff splintered VERY easly and drilling and screwing split the board easly. anyone know what this crap he brought home is? i brought him over a spare sheat of mdf i had, wich was enough for him. luckly.
Does sound like particle board. The HD does carry MDF and it should be labeled accordingly. I just picked some up not too long ago to make speaker baffles.
03-08-2007, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by djfrestyl
Particle or...hardboard?
Hardboard is very similar to MDF as far as being pressed and not splintering, although density is more on the lower end..
03-08-2007, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by maxima985spd
go to Lowes and buy a huge sheet for 20 bucks. Home depot is a rip off.
How are they a ripoff when theyre the same price and sometimes cheaper?
03-08-2007, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Pearl96Max
How are they a ripoff when theyre the same price and sometimes cheaper?
03-08-2007, 11:28 AM
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Hey I resent that. 
On a similar note, 4x8 MDF sheets are $19 from the local lumber yard. Call in an order, free delivery, usually same day. F.T.W.
03-08-2007, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by djfrestyl
Truth hurts.
On a similar note, 4x8 MDF sheets are $19 from the local lumber yard. Call in an order, free delivery, usually same day. F.T.W.
On a similar note, 4x8 MDF sheets are $19 from the local lumber yard. Call in an order, free delivery, usually same day. F.T.W.
03-08-2007, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by maximal
home depot usually has the worst quality for lumber. they get what all the other lumber yards pass on. but for mdf, it doesn't really matter.
for some reason, in my area, 3/4" mdf usually goes for $25-28 a sheet
for some reason, in my area, 3/4" mdf usually goes for $25-28 a sheet
03-08-2007, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by SEmy2K2go
So, I'm wondering how the sheets would have been mislabeled. But, if you work with this stuff enough, you don't really look AT the labels when you buy it.
03-08-2007, 04:38 PM
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How are they a ripoff when theyre the same price and sometimes cheaper?
03-08-2007, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by maxima985spd
the Homedepot near me doesnt sell big sheets of MDF, only like 2' x 4' sheets. and those sheets are 8 bucks a pop. Lowes cut me a deal on a 8 x 10 sheet and cut it in 4ths for only $15 plus tax. i build some pretty big boxes though for my Atlas.
But your first statement that I responded to was a very broad generalization of HomeDepot, not your local one. In which case isnt local to 99% of us and isnt the same case.
03-08-2007, 09:27 PM
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4x8 MDF sheets are about 22 bucks here. i try to never let them make cuts...they're not accurate at all. awhile back, i had them cut out panels for this box i was making...some panels were off by 1/8". 
03-08-2007, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by AscendantMax
4x8 MDF sheets are about 22 bucks here. i try to never let them make cuts...they're not accurate at all. awhile back, i had them cut out panels for this box i was making...some panels were off by 1/8".
Thats because they forget blade thickness.
03-09-2007, 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Pearl96Max
But your first statement that I responded to was a very broad generalization of HomeDepot, not your local one. In which case isnt local to 99% of us and isnt the same case.
03-09-2007, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by djfrestyl
Truth hurts.
On a similar note, 4x8 MDF sheets are $19 from the local lumber yard. Call in an order, free delivery, usually same day. F.T.W.
On a similar note, 4x8 MDF sheets are $19 from the local lumber yard. Call in an order, free delivery, usually same day. F.T.W.
One of these days Ill figure out that my car is not a work truck.
03-10-2007, 08:53 AM
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I actually rented a truck when I needed to do a bunch of yard work, and had other things to throw out at the dump..... took this opportunity to pick up some MDF at Home Depot 
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