[petek]

Can anyone recommend a supplier of Sundeala board near Chorley in
Lancashire? I want it for a model railway baseboard for my grandson.
Some model shops have it in 1200 x 600 sheets but ideally I want a
sheet 1500 x 1000, or larger to cut down.

I understand Sundeala is a brand name. Is there a generic name or an
equivalent board that may be more readily available?

TIA
Pete K

[A.Lee]

petek wrote:

Can anyone recommend a supplier of Sundeala board near Chorley in
Lancashire? I want it for a model railway baseboard for my grandson.
Some model shops have it in 1200 x 600 sheets but ideally I want a
sheet 1500 x 1000, or larger to cut down.

I understand Sundeala is a brand name. Is there a generic name or an
equivalent board that may be more readily available?

MDF is very similar, probably the same thing.
All (well, OK,most) DIY stores keep it in stock.
Alan.


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[Rod]

A.Lee wrote:
petek wrote:

Can anyone recommend a supplier of Sundeala board near Chorley in
Lancashire? I want it for a model railway baseboard for my grandson.
Some model shops have it in 1200 x 600 sheets but ideally I want a
sheet 1500 x 1000, or larger to cut down.

I understand Sundeala is a brand name. Is there a generic name or an
equivalent board that may be more readily available?

MDF is very similar, probably the same thing.
All (well, OK,most) DIY stores keep it in stock.
Alan.


I thought Sundeala was somewhat softer than ordinary MDF? Hence its use
for pinboards. (Don't think I'd like to push a pin into MDF with my
fingers.)

If you can face the overwhelming flash on the site :-), try
http://www.sundeala.co.uk. You could email/ring them for local stockists.

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[The Medway Handyman]

A.Lee wrote:
petek wrote:

Can anyone recommend a supplier of Sundeala board near Chorley in
Lancashire? I want it for a model railway baseboard for my grandson.
Some model shops have it in 1200 x 600 sheets but ideally I want a
sheet 1500 x 1000, or larger to cut down.

I understand Sundeala is a brand name. Is there a generic name or an
equivalent board that may be more readily available?

MDF is very similar, probably the same thing.
All (well, OK,most) DIY stores keep it in stock.

Quick look at their site, seems to be made from recycled newspaper and is
'pinable', so maybe its softer than MDF? Never heard of it before.


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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

[John]

"A.Lee" wrote in message
...
petek wrote:

Can anyone recommend a supplier of Sundeala board near Chorley in
Lancashire? I want it for a model railway baseboard for my grandson.
Some model shops have it in 1200 x 600 sheets but ideally I want a
sheet 1500 x 1000, or larger to cut down.

I understand Sundeala is a brand name. Is there a generic name or an
equivalent board that may be more readily available?

MDF is very similar, probably the same thing.
All (well, OK,most) DIY stores keep it in stock.
Alan.


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I recall that one of the qualities appreciated by model railway fans was the
quiet running it gave the trains.

[mick[_2_]]

On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:34:23 +0000, A.Lee wrote:

petek wrote:

Can anyone recommend a supplier of Sundeala board near Chorley in
Lancashire? I want it for a model railway baseboard for my grandson.
Some model shops have it in 1200 x 600 sheets but ideally I want a
sheet 1500 x 1000, or larger to cut down.

I understand Sundeala is a brand name. Is there a generic name or an
equivalent board that may be more readily available?

MDF is very similar, probably the same thing. All (well, OK,most) DIY
stores keep it in stock. Alan.


It's actually LDF or "pinboard". Berry's in Leyland stock it in nice big
sheets.
http://www.cwberry.com/ProductCat.as...84c-45b2-99ba-
ca220cf9c667

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[Man at B&Q]

On Oct 27, 8:34*am, (A.Lee) wrote:
petek wrote:
Can anyone recommend a supplier of Sundeala board near Chorley in
Lancashire? I want it for a model railway baseboard for my grandson.
Some model shops have it in 1200 x 600 sheets but ideally I want a
sheet 1500 x 1000, or larger to cut down.

I understand Sundeala is a brand name. Is there a generic name or an
equivalent board that may be more readily available?

MDF is very similar,

No it isn't.

[Andy Burns[_5_]]

petek wrote:

Can anyone recommend a supplier of Sundeala board near Chorley in
Lancashire?

http://www.sundeala.co.uk/PDF/Hobbyboard_stockists.pdf

I want it for a model railway baseboard for my grandson.
Some model shops have it in 1200 x 600 sheets

That must be Hobbyboard, it only comes in 1200x600 sheets, the Pinboard
comes in 2400x1200 sheets.

[Norman Billingham[_2_]]

"petek" wrote in message
...
Can anyone recommend a supplier of Sundeala board near Chorley in
Lancashire? I want it for a model railway baseboard for my grandson.
Some model shops have it in 1200 x 600 sheets but ideally I want a
sheet 1500 x 1000, or larger to cut down.

I understand Sundeala is a brand name. Is there a generic name or an
equivalent board that may be more readily available?


Haven't seen Sundeala for a long time but its certainly a lot softer than
MDF and often used for pinboards etc.

Lasttime I wanted some I settled for a generic "insulation board" from
Travis Perkins. Slightly rough surface, white painted on one side and
softer than Sundeala but it did the job.

The Sundeala web site has quite a long list of suppliers

[Simon Stroud]

"Norman Billingham" norman.at.tumulus.org.uk wrote in message
...

"petek" wrote in message
...
Can anyone recommend a supplier of Sundeala board near Chorley in
Lancashire? I want it for a model railway baseboard for my grandson.
Some model shops have it in 1200 x 600 sheets but ideally I want a
sheet 1500 x 1000, or larger to cut down.

I understand Sundeala is a brand name. Is there a generic name or an
equivalent board that may be more readily available?


Haven't seen Sundeala for a long time but its certainly a lot softer than
MDF and often used for pinboards etc.

Lasttime I wanted some I settled for a generic "insulation board" from
Travis Perkins. Slightly rough surface, white painted on one side and
softer than Sundeala but it did the job.

The Sundeala web site has quite a long list of suppliers

Not sure where/if they make it now, but the old Sundelea factory (in
Sunbury) was right next door to my office. From time to time something would
go wrong with their chimneys/filters/whatever and the whole carpark (and out
lungs presumably) would be covered with a thin layer of whatever they make
the stuff out of. Nice.

It was all demolished a while ago and the site now has a selection of flats
and the Sunbury Travelodge. Presumably they still have a factory somewhere.

Regards,
Simon.

[Michael Atkinson]

On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:10:46 -0000, Simon Stroud wrote:

Not sure where/if they make it now...


IIRC the website says it's made from recycled newspaper. I recently go a
few sheets off ebay - two** of which now sit behind my son's dartboard,
protecting the wall.

**why can I _never_ get such things to align. I measure to the mm, then the
drill decides to wander :-(

Mike

[Frank Erskine]

On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:14:00 +0000, Michael Atkinson
wrote:

**why can I _never_ get such things to align. I measure to the mm, then the
drill decides to wander :-(

You should try Imperial measurements - the drill never ever wanders.

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Foot, pint and pound are perfectly sound.

[BigWallop[_2_]]

"Michael Atkinson" wrote in message
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On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:10:46 -0000, Simon Stroud wrote:

snipped

**why can I _never_ get such things to align. I measure to the mm, then
the
drill decides to wander :-(

Mike


Try knocking a nail in the spot before you lift the drill. Then drill on
the spot and it stops it wondering.

[Malcolm]

petek wrote:
Can anyone recommend a supplier of Sundeala board near Chorley in
Lancashire? I want it for a model railway baseboard for my grandson.
Some model shops have it in 1200 x 600 sheets but ideally I want a
sheet 1500 x 1000, or larger to cut down.

I understand Sundeala is a brand name. Is there a generic name or an
equivalent board that may be more readily available?

TIA
Pete K
At a school in Hampshire we use it as pinboard. (we must have bought
enough to cover most of the walls in the school over the last few years)
Our supplier is Covers and 2440 by 1220 sheets cost around £35 plus
vat. It is relatively soft and would need good support for a railway
baseboard

Malcolm