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Is plywood available in lengths greater than 3050cm?
and if so, where? Thanks. Arthur |
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On May 29, 5:42*pm, "Arthur2" wrote:
Is plywood available in lengths greater than 3050cm? and if so, where? If it is it'll probably cost an arm and a leg. A local joiner may be able to scarfe (sp) 2 sheets together, or have a go yourself (google). cheers, Pete. |
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Is plywood available in lengths greater than 3050cm? and if so, where? Plywood is made in larger sizes but is cut down for shipment, mostly to 2440 x 1220mm (8ft x 4ft) with, exceptionally 3050 x 1525mm available. To get sizes bigger than this you would need to buy directly from manufacturers who are mostly in either Finland or Canada. |
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Bruce wrote: "Arthur2" wrote: Is plywood available in lengths greater than 3050cm? and if so, where? Plywood is made in larger sizes but is cut down for shipment, mostly to 2440 x 1220mm (8ft x 4ft) with, exceptionally 3050 x 1525mm available. To get sizes bigger than this you would need to buy directly from manufacturers who are mostly in either Finland or Canada. I've never seen bigger than 8 x 4. Where do the bigger sheets go? -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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"The Medway Handyman" wrote:
Bruce wrote: "Arthur2" wrote: Is plywood available in lengths greater than 3050cm? and if so, where? Plywood is made in larger sizes but is cut down for shipment, mostly to 2440 x 1220mm (8ft x 4ft) with, exceptionally 3050 x 1525mm available. To get sizes bigger than this you would need to buy directly from manufacturers who are mostly in either Finland or Canada. I've never seen bigger than 8 x 4. Where do the bigger sheets go? I have used them in formwork for large concrete pours. I've only used 10 x 4 (3050 x 1220) because the 10 x 5 (3050 x 1525) were too large to handle. Some years ago I was quoted prices for a much larger sheet but it would have had to be cut specially in Canada and delivery time was an issue. There are several UK suppliers of larger than 8 x 4 sheets. I can give you some contacts if you need them. |
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On Thu, 29 May 2008 21:49:06 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote: Bruce wrote: "Arthur2" wrote: Is plywood available in lengths greater than 3050cm? and if so, where? Plywood is made in larger sizes but is cut down for shipment, mostly to 2440 x 1220mm (8ft x 4ft) with, exceptionally 3050 x 1525mm available. To get sizes bigger than this you would need to buy directly from manufacturers who are mostly in either Finland or Canada. I've never seen bigger than 8 x 4. Where do the bigger sheets go? I had to specially order (from my local sawmill) a couple of 10' x 4' sheets of ½" WBP - it wasn't cheap; ISTR paying over 100ukp (delivered though). It only took them a few days to get the stuff. -- Frank Erskine |
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On Thu, 29 May 2008 17:42:46 +0100, "Arthur2"
wrote: Is plywood available in lengths greater than 3050cm? and if so, where? Most plywood specialists. It's to order, and expect to have to buy a whole palletload. It's also not stocked across the full range. I've seen 2'x16' (in feet, 'cos I is old) but you can get 4' x extra-long in low-grade stuff for formwork (concrete shuttering). There's also a trade in high quality unjoined plywood for trim work, but most of that is the core board scarfed up from 8' lengths, then a single face veneer that goes the full length (try someone like Shadbolts in London) 3m is about the max and even that's rare to find over 2.44m. -- Cats have nine lives, which is why they rarely post to Usenet. |
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"Arthur2" wrote in message ... Is plywood available in lengths greater than 3050cm? and if so, where? Thanks. Arthur Useful information from a number of you. Thanks. I ony asked because the 'stair bulding' book I have has a guy building a string from plywood but it doesn't say howlong it is. For my 3.6m long requirements it sounds cheaper to buy 50mm x 300mm pirana. Thanks anyway. Arthur |
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snip I ony asked because the 'stair bulding' book I have has a guy building a string from plywood but it doesn't say howlong it is. For my 3.6m long requirements it sounds cheaper to buy 50mm x 300mm pirana. Thanks anyway. Tempting the fate that befalls everyone who corrects the spelling/grammar of a post on Usenet, I think there is something fishy about pirana (almost). You probably mean parana. :-) But you did also make me wonder if glulam would be suited? http://www.finnforest.co.uk/default.asp?path=200;256;1317;1318;1322;2431 Doesn't look like it is standard in quite the size you want, but I don't know what flexibility you have in your design at this stage so it might be useful. (I know nothing about it beyond what I have seen - on the box and made into big boxes. :-) ) -- Rod Hypothyroidism is a seriously debilitating condition with an insidious onset. Although common it frequently goes undiagnosed. www.thyromind.info www.thyroiduk.org www.altsupportthyroid.org |
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"Rod" wrote in message ... Arthur2 wrote: snip I ony asked because the 'stair bulding' book I have has a guy building a string from plywood but it doesn't say howlong it is. For my 3.6m long requirements it sounds cheaper to buy 50mm x 300mm pirana. Thanks anyway. Tempting the fate that befalls everyone who corrects the spelling/grammar of a post on Usenet, I think there is something fishy about pirana (almost). You probably mean parana. :-) But you did also make me wonder if glulam would be suited? http://www.finnforest.co.uk/default.asp?path=200;256;1317;1318;1322;2431 Doesn't look like it is standard in quite the size you want, but I don't know what flexibility you have in your design at this stage so it might be useful. (I know nothing about it beyond what I have seen - on the box and made into big boxes. :-) ) Interesting product and I will call 1 or 2 supliers for quotes. All of the web sites I've found have a minimum glulam thickness of 56mm which is too much I think. But I bet its expensive at any thickness. Arthur |
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"Arthur2" wrote:
"Rod" wrote in message ... Arthur2 wrote: snip I ony asked because the 'stair bulding' book I have has a guy building a string from plywood but it doesn't say howlong it is. For my 3.6m long requirements it sounds cheaper to buy 50mm x 300mm pirana. Thanks anyway. Tempting the fate that befalls everyone who corrects the spelling/grammar of a post on Usenet, I think there is something fishy about pirana (almost). You probably mean parana. :-) But you did also make me wonder if glulam would be suited? http://www.finnforest.co.uk/default.asp?path=200;256;1317;1318;1322;2431 Doesn't look like it is standard in quite the size you want, but I don't know what flexibility you have in your design at this stage so it might be useful. (I know nothing about it beyond what I have seen - on the box and made into big boxes. :-) ) Interesting product and I will call 1 or 2 supliers for quotes. All of the web sites I've found have a minimum glulam thickness of 56mm which is too much I think. But I bet its expensive at any thickness. You can make your own laminated timber section using plywood. For example, you could make a 30mm thick section using 5 layers of 6mm ply glued together, with staggered joints. A structural engineer would be able to do a quick calculation as to the required dimensions, for not much money. |
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