Wanted: MDF board 2x2

Evening friends, i want to put my bike tools hanging from the wall off screws so i'm after a big piece of MDF, something like 2m by 2m, does anyone have some spare or know where I can procure some. thanks.

It usually comes in 8' x 4' sheets, so you might find 2m x 2m difficult to find.

Ffs

well i can always cut it to size so as long as it's big enough..

I think what was meant was that as it comes in 8'x4's (2.4m x 1.2m) the biggest square bit you'll get is 1.2m x 1.2m...
Some timber yards keep 3.0 x 1.5.
Jewsons or Travis Perkins will (obviously) be able to give you what you want if no-one has any spare for you.

2.4x1.2 will be OK, i can always just screw them together side by side.

i was just wondering if anyone had any scrap bits before I went out and bought some or looked in some skips.

Hi there,

some chippy advice from a man still covered in wood dust:
don't use MDF - although it paints up nicely screws and nails do not stay fixed for long because of the fibrous nature of the board, use Plywood.
Bit of 18mm 8x4 (1220 X 2440mm) builders merchant cheap as chips or any building site - they use it for everything.
Have a happy tool board : )

DS

oh, thanks for the advice Doc. 18mm is fine as i don't really want to go drilling hundreds of screws into my wall :) i will ask around a few building sites this weekend and see if they have any going spare.

There's a bloke in Hackney Wick cuts it to size for artists and the like. Cheap and he delivers. My girlfriend makes mosaics, and he supplies the MDF.

http://www.mdfcuttosize.com/

There's a bloke in Hackney Wick cuts it to size for artists and the like. Cheap and he delivers. My girlfriend makes mosaics, and he supplies the MDF.

http://www.mdfcuttosize.com/

That's pretty good - If you take off the delivery cost his prices aren't too stupid - you could always ask him if he's got any far-eastern ply in stock, though it'll be more money.

B&Q do small sized bits of board too 3' x 2' but it is of course expesive compared to a full sized sheet.

also

mdf is pretty bad for you as well as bad for some jobs

go with ply !

thanks all. might check out some skips too, see what i can find.

maybe pm smallbrownbike, moved out of his workshop, so has some spare

hmm, last activity 2 weeks ago, you got a number mate?

Pop down to your local B+Q as they some times have off cuts by the cutting machine for about a £1 or £2

If you're looking for MDF cut to size in the London area you could try us, we would be happy to help you out and cater for both the domestic and commercial/trade market.

check out our website for more info: www.wrightscarpentry.com we have carried out some work for a few members on this forum, you should find us more helpful than B&Q or homebase and provide more accurate and reliable cutting than most other firms.

All the best

Your machine looks awesome!

we should start an awesome machines thread

do it.

i love awesome machines..... we just got a few at work this week.

3D SLS printers rule.

Your machine looks awesome!

Thanks, we've had it a while now... It's made our turn around time a lot faster and our regular customers can now even process there cutting list online.

We also cut PLY Wood and other safer material encase anyone's worried about MDF and damage to the environment. We always try and source materials from eco-friendly companies too.

Vikki x