[simpits-tech] Handy Bendy MDF

[kelly Mclaren]

Kevin, I use 1/8'' MDF wet it with hot water and it works great. That's what
I did with my fathers home made throttle

Marc..

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Foisy" <kevin.foisy@stealthbits.com>
To: <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 11:06 AM
Subject: RE: [simpits-tech] Handy Bendy MDF


>
> Roughly how many Kerf cuts are requ'd for MDF to bend?  My deck is all MDF
and while I love the stuff, it's hard to imagine it bending...it's quite dry
and brittle.
>
> I'm looking for a solution for the rounded top of the throttle housing.
I've seen rolls of pliable wood (balsa I think) in various thicknesses that
look like they'd do the trick, but if this will work it's another option.  I
have lots of 1/4" MDF...if it'll bend nicely might work.
>
> KF
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gene Buckle [mailto:geneb@deltasoft.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 10:48 AM
> To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Handy Bendy MDF
>
>
> >
> > I just used a couple sheets of that kerf-cut bendy MDF stuff to form the
> > glareshield on my EC-135 binnacle.
> >
>
> BTW, for those that don't know, a kerf cut is used to allow you to bend a
> length of wood without breaking it.  Cuts are made perpendicular to the
> bend radius that do NOT completely cut through the material.  Typical
> kerf cut depth is 1/2 to 3/4ths the thickness of the material.
>
> g.
>
>
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