Particle board

[Ellsworthz 10+ year member]

i called my local lumber yard, they don't have any 3/4 MDF but they have 3/4 Particle board.

is that close enough to MDF that i will be able to use it. box is only 1.2^3

the closest lowes or HD is about 35 miles away, and this lumber place is like 2 miles.

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[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

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lawlz

 

[Crzy 10+ year member]

no dont use it particle board has no structural integrity let alone is not as dense as mdf

i had a box made of particle board, just a small 1 cube per chambe 2 12" sealed....... shit sucked

 

[Ellsworthz 10+ year member]

really? faukk i dont want to drive all that way.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

see if they have 11-13ply birch or trupan...

 

[Ellsworthz 10+ year member]

Im heading off to lowes in about 35 mins, my grandparents offered to take me there, and get some chinese food while we are there.

so it turned out alright, ill post pics of the box tomorrow.

 

[SPLEclipse 10+ year member]

just for future reference..ask if the have any shelving board in 3/4" sizes. it may only be 12-16" wide, but will do the trick for a small enclosure. oh..and its almost always MDF.

im actually willing to bet they had either MDF or HDF at that store in some form. sh1ts almost hard to avoid these days. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[I Like Waffle]

why does particle board ****? Ive got a 6 cube box i got for free thats built out of particle board and its held up good. No leaks. Has internal bracing though. And the face where the subs are mounted is 3/4 mdf

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

Particle board is a big FIAL //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[DBBOOM 10+ year member]

MDF

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[scoob8000 10+ year member]

I've always wondered..

When folks on the forum refer to particle board are they referring to actual particle board or chipboard?

Is this what people are calling particle board? I always thought it was just a cheaper, less dense MDF. I've seen this stuff used for a LOT of boxes, especially prefab.

Just want to make sure that this crap is not what they are talking about. This stuff has no place in car audio if that's what you're referring to. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

And lastly, MDF. This is the proper stuff to be using..

 

[Flomaster 10+ year member]

and a picture of Particle board for reference:

-=Jason=-

 

[Crzy 10+ year member]

i doubt ur pre fabs are made of chip board, usually particle board cuz its cheaper then mdf

 

[roarzorz 10+ year member]

Particle board is no where near as strong as mdf. You would need three layers of 5/8" particle board to even come close to the strength of one layer of 3/4" mdf.

 

[maseyferguson05 10+ year member]

Particle board doesn't grab onto screws nearly as well either. I'd be more worried about that than flex.