Marc Freullet Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Hi there what are the best meterials for making a building board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Jordan Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Good Morning Marc. I can answer you query quite easily , you wiil first need a good strong base board as the material I am going to suggest is not very strong in itself. Having got a base you need to obtainthe kind of board used for notice boards in schools and offices. I bought mine at a timber merchant.Just ask for notice board and they will sort you out in no time. Ps. Make your base board about 25mm thick.Hope this helps, regards Allan J..TTFN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Darnley Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Yea, I use sundeala board(google it) for the top surface, 1/2-3/4" thick should be more than enough on top of an interior door from MFI or wherever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Asking in my model shop for a building board, they suggested I try model rail track board which is soft enough to take a pin. Works very well. Can't remember the name of the board though. David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahamd Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 The board used by train people is Sundeala, it can be brought from Jewsons, BUT only in large 8ft x 4ft sheets. Try some model train shops, I got mine from Model Images, Letchworth. Great stuff, stays flat (screw it to a suitable hard board), takes pins (and you have to pull hard to get them out), best of all when the surface is covered in glue etc, unscrew it, and flip it over. If you look at my Dauntless build in Blogs you can see what it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Stevens Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 I too use Sundeala on a 2"x 1" soft timber frame - actually a modified model rail baseboard as I dabble in that too and yes most good railway model shops should stock in 4'x 2'sheets. It is slightly firmer than fibre board used for noticeboards but still does cut up with a modelling knife. For some work I also use a self healing cutting mat (again good model shops) placed on top.Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Jordan Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Hi All, My local model shop wouldn't have it , they didn't know what a SLEC stripper was! Allan J..TTFN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Green Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Hi As a follower and sometime contributor to these forums, I recognized the question as having been asked before.If you type 'building board' in to the search you can track the other older threads.Other searches have brought up an assortment of gems.Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Im going to be using chipboard. Its cheap and you can still get tacs through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahamd Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Its all down to personal choices, if you want cheap, then plaster board is ok, but Sundeala does it for me, however if I redesign my workshop in the near future then I would like to try a Glass worktop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Wicker Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Don't know what they call it but my board is grey in colour, about 6mm thick, almost like dense paper fibres. Bought at the local hardware store some years ago in a 4'x2.5' sheet. This is on a length of good quality, heat/warp/water etc resistant kitchen work top. (No, not the one "She who must be obeyed" prepares food on!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahamd Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 You've described Sundeala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Howard Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Have a look at the Sundeala website. This material has been made from recycled paper since long before recycling became environmentally friendly (or, if you are a cynic like me, fashionable).I am planning to make a new building board later this year. The Sundeala website lists several distributors, who will cut a 8ft x 4ft sheet into mmore manageable sheets - can't remember the name of the one I shall be using, but they are in Borehamwood.The best base material to support the Sundeala is probably 19mm MDF -it never warps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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