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5th October 2023, 08:18 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Where to get Laminated Plywood from in WA?
I have decided to use 18mm Laminated Plywood for my small benchtop router table project, but I have not yet found a place locally where I can buy it from.
I'm in Bunbury WA.
I have Googled, tried Bunnings ( wasn't optomistic ) and M&B in Halifax. No answer from M&B yet..... No go.
Is there anyone from Bunbury here, who knows something I don't know?....lol
Bunbury is a reasonably big town...I would have thought it would not be this hard....
I want a sheet of 18mm and a sheet of 12mm.
If I have to get them from Perth, is there a reasonable transport option?
Steve
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5th October 2023, 10:19 PM #2Intermediate Member
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I'm guessing you meant M&B who have branches in both Busselton and Bunbury. They show stocks of 18mm and 12mm. I quickly Googled B&M as per your post and they're in West Yorkshire in the UK! I'm sorry if I'm missing something here. Anyhow, could an alternative for you be to laminate two 9mm pieces to give you the 18mm you're after?
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5th October 2023, 10:38 PM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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6th October 2023, 10:58 AM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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What do you mean by laminated plywood?
Plywood by definition is a laminated material
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6th October 2023, 01:14 PM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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Yes, I see why you are confused.Funny how things sound ok in your head but when saying it, no-one else knows what your on about....
I am refering to to plywood with white Laminex on top and bottom.
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I finally got an answer back from M&B. They don't carry this product. My source was wrong....lol
I think I'm sunk unless I pay extreme dollars, which I don't want to.
Might have to just have a ply router table top.
Steve
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6th October 2023, 07:01 PM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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I tried to find a reasonable source of similar stuff,.either ply or MDF core, in Newcastle and the prices were ridiculous I thought.
Something like $160 to $250 a sheet for MDF core (an MDF sheet costing about $35)...
There are some mobs in Sydney I came across doing some for reasonable price, but my need was not big enough to justify cost of fuel or truck hire.
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6th October 2023, 07:03 PM #7SENIOR MEMBER
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I might try a local cabinet maker....my last chance, me thinks.
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6th October 2023, 07:15 PM #8Intermediate Member
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Would a sheet of form-ply solve your problem? Slick surface, relatively economical, and sure to be available locally.
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6th October 2023, 08:30 PM #9SENIOR MEMBER
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7th October 2023, 07:13 AM #10GOLD MEMBER
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Does it have to be 18mm thick? You can sometimes get an offcut of 30mm laminated chipboard benchtop from a kitchen fit-out company. It makes a nice flat and stiff router table top.
BTW, I don't think plywood is ever flat enough for a router table top. You want something dead flat.
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7th October 2023, 09:51 AM #11Intermediate Member
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A kitchen sink cutout might be had for free. They usually end up in the bin.
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7th October 2023, 04:35 PM #12SENIOR MEMBER
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7th October 2023, 04:37 PM #13SENIOR MEMBER
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7th October 2023, 04:40 PM #14SENIOR MEMBER
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I had another thought last night. Use 18mm or more of what I can get and glue some 3mm MDF melamine on top to get the slippery-ness.
This what I plan to make.
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8th October 2023, 12:06 AM #15
Would it be practical and cost effective to glue a sheet of Formica/laminex to a sheet of plywood or MDF?
I would be wary of 3 mm MDF as the "melamine" coating is very thin and fragile.
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