Would a fiberglass box be lighter than a MDF box

[CJL 10+ year member]

Would a fiberglass box be lighter than a MDF box

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[coulthard_west 10+ year member]

yes

 

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

depends... Sometimes fiberglass can be heavier ive been told. Depends on bracing/bondo space efficient design...

 

[ssj2xxgotenxx 10+ year member]

Just make a MDF/Fiberglass hybrid.

 

[guy022077 10+ year member]

Just make a MDF/Fiberglass hybrid.

x2......build as much of it out of mdf as you can then glass away

 

[Buckshot 10+ year member]

x2......build as much of it out of mdf as you can then glass away

x3.

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

a full fiberglass box will be lighter than a full mdf box of the same size.

 

[vorgath 10+ year member]

Would a lighter fiberglass box be as good to use as a MDF one ? Would it be as stiff or stiff enough ?

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

x3.

x4

 

[Eldorado 5,000+ posts]

If you want light then buy some birch ply

Its considerably lighter than MDF and cheaper than doing fiberglass

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

If you want light then buy some birch plyIts considerably lighter than MDF and cheaper than doing fiberglass

Ding ding ding, especially considering the direction the price of resin is going lately. If cost isn't a factor there's always tru pan too //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

i always use trupan. its the only thing my local lumberyard carries. plus i work there and so does both my parents, so i get a good deal on it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

i always use trupan. its the only thing my local lumberyard carries. plus i work there and so does both my parents, so i get a good deal on it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Thats just not fair:crap:

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

i know. it sucks....

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

It does, that chit expensive here. Double the price of mdf //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif