[simpits-tech] Handy Bendy MDF

[Kevin Foisy]

I have two types...one is actual MDF 1/8" thick, the other also 1/8" thick (which I think is used for peg boards) is not the same as MDF.  It has a bit of a fuzzy texture on one side and a glossy smooth texture on the other.  This stuff is often seen as the backing on cabinets, shelving units, etc.

I'll try experimenting with both.

KF
-----Original Message-----
From: kelly Mclaren [mailto:kmclaren@videotron.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 12:19 PM
To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Handy Bendy MDF


Yes Kevin, soak it and gently bend it and leave it dry at the desired shape,
no need to score it. Using steem would be better.Now just to make sure we
are talking about the same stuff, are the boards full of holes that you
hook tools in shops called MDF material ? Because that's what I used, of
course with out the holes :-) That stuff is perfect for that, easy to cut,
glue, shape, strong and cheap, my pit is full of it.

Marc..
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Foisy" <kevin.foisy@stealthbits.com>
To: <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 11:56 AM
Subject: RE: [simpits-tech] Handy Bendy MDF


> Really!  Did you have to score it or did the hot water alone do the trick?
Soak it or just wet it lightly?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kelly Mclaren [mailto:kmclaren@videotron.ca]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 11:45 AM
> To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Handy Bendy MDF
>
>
> 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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