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| Re: CABINET MAKING [message #349610 is a reply to message #349595] |
Thu, 24 October 2019 11:40   |
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Matt Colie
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Stan,
There are problems with using 1/4 ply anywhere in cabinets.
For the vertical sides, it isn't thick enough to dado in the grooves to make a proper shelf engagement.
For the shelving, even if you do have a back panel to fasten it to, it does not have enough beam strength to carry anything more than paper napkins, and even then, it may sag in time.
I have made a couple of very thin shelves stay straight by gluing a piece of hardwood for the length, but it has to be both long edges and now that cuts into what you cam put on the shelf beneath.
I have used 1/4 ply for back panels and it was OK. It is solid enough to make the truss so the cabinet will not take a slant with load.
If you want a vertical panel to be lighter, just cut out the middle. If you don't want it open, cover the hole with venier or thin ply. I jigsawed designs in the ends of a ply bookshelf.
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
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| Re: CABINET MAKING [message #349611 is a reply to message #349610] |
Thu, 24 October 2019 11:45 |
Hal StClair
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Marathon Coach uses a Balsa wood plywood that's very light. I haven't looked for it and don't have a source, but I'm sure it's available.
Hal
"I enjoy talking to you. Your mind appeals to me. It resembles my own mind, except you happen to be insane."
1977 Royale 101348,
1977 Royale 101586, Diesel powered,
1974 Eagle Bus 45',w/slideout,
Rio Rancho, NM
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| Re: [GMCnet] CABINET MAKING [message #349613 is a reply to message #349611] |
Thu, 24 October 2019 11:58 |
Olly Schmidt
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On 24.10.19 18:45, Hal StClair via Gmclist wrote:
> Marathon Coach uses a Balsa wood plywood that's very light. I haven't
> looked for it and don't have a source, but I'm sure it's available.
Maybe searching for Banova wood will yield some results.
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| Re: [GMCnet] CABINET MAKING [message #349615 is a reply to message #349613] |
Thu, 24 October 2019 12:36 |
sgltrac
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Or poplar?
Sully
Bellevue wa
On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 9:59 AM Peer Oliver Schmidt via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
> On 24.10.19 18:45, Hal StClair via Gmclist wrote:
>> Marathon Coach uses a Balsa wood plywood that's very light. I haven't
>> looked for it and don't have a source, but I'm sure it's available.
>
> Maybe searching for Banova wood will yield some results.
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>
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> Best regards
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> Peer Oliver Schmidt
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> '76a 26' Eleganza II - Virginia, US
> '73 23' Sequoia - Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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| Re: [GMCnet] CABINET MAKING [message #349617 is a reply to message #349615] |
Thu, 24 October 2019 14:10 |
Bill Van Vlack
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Or a veneered honeycomb product used often in boatbuilding
Carbon-Core
Tricel
Bill Van Vlack
'76 Royale; Guemes Island, Washington; Twin bed, full (DS) side bath, Brazilian Redwood counter and settee tops,455, 6KW generator; new owner a/o mid November 2015.
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