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Need advice on tack-board
Hey there,
I've been thinking about putting up a big floor-to-ceiling tack-board to hang the kids artwork on. The other day, when swimming at the YMCA, I saw a bunch of these big tack-boards that looked like they would be perfect. Basically just a 4'x8' piece of board, sometimes covered with fabric to make it look nicer. My question is - what is the material and where can I get it? It didn't seem like just plain cork - and when I searched the Lowes and Home Depot sites, I couldn't find anything appropriate when searching for cork or tack board. I could find large framed tack-boards for sale on-line, but I'm hoping there's a relatively inexpensive ( $50) DIYsolution - and something that I could easily get the materials for at the local lumber-yard or big-box DIY store. Also, I don't want a framed product because I'd need to trim the size anyway. Thanks for any advice. -J |
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Need advice on tack-board
On Nov 17, 9:18*am, wrote:
On Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:00:34 -0800 (PST), JJ wrote: Hey there, I've been thinking about putting up a big floor-to-ceiling tack-board to hang the kids artwork on. *The other day, when swimming at the YMCA, I saw a bunch of these big tack-boards that looked like they would be perfect. *Basically just a 4'x8' piece of board, sometimes covered with fabric to make it look nicer. *My question is - what is the material and where can I get it? *It didn't seem like just plain cork - and when I searched the Lowes and Home Depot sites, I couldn't find anything appropriate when searching for cork or tack board. I could find large framed tack-boards for sale on-line, but I'm hoping there's a relatively inexpensive ( $50) DIYsolution - and something that I could easily get the materials for at the local lumber-yard or big-box DIY store. *Also, I don't want a framed product because I'd need to trim the size anyway. Thanks for any advice. -J Homosote, which is sold in 4x8 foot sheets *might be a possibility. It's made from recycled newspapers. Per Sa's comment Homosote is often used BUT the push pin holding abilty is not great BTDT. And will fail to hold pins over the longterm since Homosote is not "self-healing". The best is cork sheeting but it's nowhere near was cheap. I made one using 3/8" cork sheet over 3/8" plywood..the cork is decent looking & (IMO) needs no covering. Thicker 1/2" is about 50% more $'s...1/4" is probably too thin. McMaster 4x8 x3/8" is ~$90 ....shipping? maybe you can find it cheaper locally cheers Bob |
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