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Gold Member Username: DeadrabitMarionville, MO Post Number: 1138 Registered: Jun-07 | i am going to get some wood tomo for my next wall job. i don't really want mdf because i want soemthing stronger and lighter if i can. today a man told me that mdf2 is just like mdf but stronger.. but the way he talked i am thinking it will also weigh more. i know that baltic birch is good, but cost a lot truepan... i dont know anything about it really. but he said it was really light and stronger than mdf.. any one know about truepan? he said if i can fiberglass resin it would soak into the truepan and that would be the best thing i could ever use.. .. only what he said. |
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Gold Member Username: Surferdude9371Get loud or go home.... Post Number: 1564 Registered: Mar-07 | its trupan light your talking about its as strong if not stronger than mdf and about 30% lighter its what fisher uses for his boxes |
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Gold Member Username: The_image_dynamicSan Diego, California Post Number: 4920 Registered: Dec-06 | Trupan Light is 80% the weight of MDF but not as strong. That's 20 pounds less per sheet. Trupan Ultra Light is 60% the weight. The main advantage is it is very easy to cut and router. It also sands mirror smooth. |
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Gold Member Username: 420alldaylongPost Number: 3899 Registered: Sep-06 | http://www.fishercustoms.com/products.html |
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Gold Member Username: DeadrabitMarionville, MO Post Number: 1141 Registered: Jun-07 | i have been on the fishercustoms site before.that doesn't help anything. the guy at the lumber place told me trupan was stronger than mdf. how does it hold up to baltic birch |
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Gold Member Username: FrkkevinTeam DLSSuperNatural... Post Number: 6006 Registered: Nov-05 | while your in the store just test em.. buy the one that don't break during your test :P |
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Gold Member Username: Van_manBoston South, MA Post Number: 4479 Registered: Mar-06 | A few guys who do very well make their walls from this stuff. http://www.huberwood.com/main.aspx?pagename=advantechflooring and lighter and stronger usually dont go with cheap. |