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MDF supply & cutting? Cork area?
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13-04-2011 5:20pm#1Hi folks.
Just wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of somewhere that would both supply & cut some MDF for me? I'm based in Kanturk so ideally I'd be looking at Kanturk, Mallow, Charleville or Cork city.
Want to build up some storage for the back of my 4x4 but don't have then necessary tools to ensure an accurate cut of the pieces.
Anyone any suggestions?
Thanks
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Hi folks.
Just wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of somewhere that would both supply & cut some MDF for me? I'm based in Kanturk so ideally I'd be looking at Kanturk, Mallow, Charleville or Cork city.
Want to build up some storage for the back of my 4x4 but don't have then necessary tools to ensure an accurate cut of the pieces.
Anyone any suggestions?
Thanks
is there a full service B and Q in Cork?0 -
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Ah - that Burtons
No, already asked in there and yer man behind the counter practically laughed at me for asking. Hence starting the thread on here rather than facing more of that type of unhelpfulness 
Will try Graces tomorrow if I have the time 0 -
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Called in to Grace's this morning, and unfortunately he doesn't do supply or cutting anymore. Told me he gave it up about 5 years ago and sold all the equipment he had too
Next stop, B&Q later today so hopefully I'll have more success there.0 -
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I'm doing the same with my new work car next week. The only tools I need to do the job are my circular saw, jigsaw, mesuring tape, clamps and a length of 1x2 to use a guide for cutting with the circular saw. I wood glue and nail the sides together.
You shouldn't really use MDF for shelving in a van, Ply is stronger, but also if MDF gets wet, it's finished.
The only downside of what I'm doing, is my load area is now 1/3 of what it used to be, and I still need to figure out how it's all going to fit in
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You're rightB&Q will do it but they're not in Blackpool they're in Mahon
Figured that out when I pulled up in the carpark in front of Atlantic Homecare and had a "D'oh!" moment
Fortunately B&Q opens late enough so managed to call in there - 14 free cuts per transaction! Result!
I was planning on building up a false floor with storage tubs underneath, and using 18mm MDF for it - supported by 3 lengths. The idea I have in my head is 18mm floor, 3 lengths (1 each side and 1 in the center) to bear the weight, and then another 18mm floor on top. Have plastic storage tubs for fitting underneath and was thinking (hoping) that the 18mm would be strong enough for whatever gets thrown on top then.PaintDoctor wrote: »I'm doing the same with my new work car next week. The only tools I need to do the job are my circular saw, jigsaw, mesuring tape, clamps and a length of 1x2 to use a guide for cutting with the circular saw. I wood glue and nail the sides together.
You shouldn't really use MDF for shelving in a van, Ply is stronger, but also if MDF gets wet, it's finished.
The only downside of what I'm doing, is my load area is now 1/3 of what it used to be, and I still need to figure out how it's all going to fit in
Should I be looking for something else? Keep in mind that all of this is going to be on a strict-ish budget. Have the tubs now, have priced carpet at about €40, and the wood then would come in around the €40 mark too. Add in hinges, screws etc and I was looking at a total budget of about €140ish.
'frad so.Jeez never knew that he stopped all that 0 -
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