anyone else hate mdf?
 

i know that with central heating we need to work with inert wood very
often but i really dont like mdf - toxic and nasty!

what do you use?

http://www.swedishinteriordesign.co.uk

anyone else hate mdf?
 

swedishinteriordesign wrote:

i know that with central heating we need to work with inert wood very
often but i really dont like mdf - toxic and nasty!

what do you use?

http://www.swedishinteriordesign.co.uk

I use Medex (the non-formaldehyde) formulation when I need to use MDF.
Still nasty though, that dust gets into and all over everything. Sure nice
flat and stable though


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Fri, Feb 29, 2008, 9:23pm (EST-3)
(swedishinteriordesign) doth toss out:
i know that with central heating we need to work with inert wood very
often snip

I have no idea what that means.

I've never tried MDF, I use plywood.



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On Mar 1, 11:56 am, (J T) wrote:
Fri, Feb 29, 2008, 9:23pm (EST-3)
(swedishinteriordesign) doth toss out:
i know that with central heating we need to work with inert wood very
often snip

I have no idea what that means.

You know, inert. It sits in front of the TV and doesn't do a hell of
a lot. Minimal amount of movement.

R

anyone else hate mdf?
 

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:23:58 -0800 (PST), swedishinteriordesign
wrote:

i know that with central heating we need to work with inert wood very
often but i really dont like mdf - toxic and nasty!

what do you use?


I don't like MDF either. However, when you need a flat, smooth, and
stable surface it works well. MDF dulls cutting tools and the dust
can make you sick. I'll use ply in place of MDF whenever possible.

anyone else hate mdf?
 

Sat, Mar 1, 2008, 1:41pm (EST-3) (RicodJour)
doth sayeth:
You know, inert. It sits in front of the TV and doesn't do a hell of a
lot. Minimal amount of movement.

I alkready knew "inert". I've heard that's why old ladies invented
Viagra; can you verify that?. I don't understand the reference to
"inert wood"; thought is was mostly all inert. With the exception of
sapient pearwood. I also don't know what he meant by referring to
central heating.



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On Mar 1, 4:48 pm, Phisherman wrote:
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:23:58 -0800 (PST), swedishinteriordesign

wrote:
i know that with central heating we need to work with inert wood very
often but i really dont like mdf - toxic and nasty!

what do you use?

I don't like MDF either. However, when you need a flat, smooth, and
stable surface it works well. MDF dulls cutting tools and the dust
can make you sick. I'll use ply in place of MDF whenever possible.

I haven't tried it but I have been told
that it works quite well with hand tools,
which do not make that fine dust that
is the problem.

--

FF

anyone else hate mdf?
 

On Mar 1, 11:56 am, (J T) wrote:
Fri, Feb 29, 2008, 9:23pm (EST-3)
(swedishinteriordesign) doth toss out:
i know that with central heating we need to work with inert wood very
often snip

I have no idea what that means.


I expect that he picked the wrong English
translation for whatever the Swedish word
is for 'dimensionally stable when exposed
to changes in humidity.'

Perhaps, 'nosproingingvitdermoisterdiffern'.

--

FF

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On Mar 1, 12:23 am, swedishinteriordesign
wrote:
i know that with central heating we need to work with inert wood very
often but i really dont like mdf - toxic and nasty!

what do you use?

http://www.swedishinteriordesign.co.uk

Plywood, paint.

anyone else hate mdf?
 

"Father Haskell" wrote in message
...
On Mar 1, 12:23 am, swedishinteriordesign
wrote:
i know that with central heating we need to work with inert wood very
often but i really dont like mdf - toxic and nasty!

what do you use?

http://www.swedishinteriordesign.co.uk

Plywood, paint.

In combination? I recently (just today) had an unhappy bout assembling some
prefab furniture (lambinated particle board)--not laminated on all sides.
It gave me shortness of breath, made me sweat a lot and even vomit. I'm not
sure whether the problem for me is the glue or chemicals in the "wood", or
both. Admittedly, I'm "chemically sensitive", but I'm on the lookout for
materials that I can work with. I've heard of formaldehyde-free
alternatives, but they don't seem to be easy for the non-professional to get
hold of.

-Bill

anyone else hate mdf?
 

Bill wrote:


"Father Haskell" wrote in message
...
On Mar 1, 12:23 am, swedishinteriordesign
wrote:
i know that with central heating we need to work with inert wood very
often but i really dont like mdf - toxic and nasty!

what do you use?

http://www.swedishinteriordesign.co.uk

Plywood, paint.

In combination? I recently (just today) had an unhappy bout assembling
some prefab furniture (lambinated particle board)--not laminated on all
sides.
It gave me shortness of breath, made me sweat a lot and even vomit. I'm
not sure whether the problem for me is the glue or chemicals in the
"wood", or
both. Admittedly, I'm "chemically sensitive", but I'm on the lookout for
materials that I can work with. I've heard of formaldehyde-free
alternatives, but they don't seem to be easy for the non-professional to
get hold of.

-Bill

Can't help you with the pre-built stuff, but if you are looking for
formaldehyde-free MDF sheets (some sold by the trade name Medex), various
building suppliers sell it in whatever quantity you want from 1 sheet to
multiple pallets. Do a check on Hood Industries in your area, they carry
the stuff where I am at.


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"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
...

Can't help you with the pre-built stuff, but if you are looking for
formaldehyde-free MDF sheets (some sold by the trade name Medex), various
building suppliers sell it in whatever quantity you want from 1 sheet to
multiple pallets. Do a check on Hood Industries in your area, they carry
the stuff where I am at.



Thank you very much! I'll follow up on that suggestion.

Bill