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Personsimon65
20/3/2010 at 11:38am
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does anyone know how well 3.5mm playwood bends ? i need to sort out the roof on a musketeer and there are a few bends in the roof ?


Personcorpogreen
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It will depend how far you need to bend it ,and also which way the grain is running.It will be 3 ply if it is 3.5 thick,The best way is to put saw cuts through the side that isn't seen on the curve you want, be it convex or concave, as deep as half of the centre core of the ply, at the same time making sure the saw cuts are at an even distance apart,and parallel with each other. The nearer together they are the more it will bend. Experiment with an off cut of ply at first.If you have an electric saw that you can adjust the depth it will make the job much easier.

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You can get a thinner bendable ply but I was quoted about £20 for a 5'x 5' sheet.

Another alternative could be hardboard or MDF which bends a lot easier.

The proper caravan wall boards are only 3mm thick and will bend a lot easier.


Personpete1946
20/3/2010 at 9:44pm
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3 mm here and covered,it good as I used it on my Daughters van.

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Personsimon65
21/3/2010 at 7:41pm
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ive decided to go for wallboards ready in white ,pulled the internal roof lining down today to be surprised with the site ig gorgeous looking wood underneth still so the damp was down to as the man said "the weight of the snow" so all be done rather quicker than the other sponge i had


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Personhullstorage
07/7/2010 at 7:52am
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Hey all, I have some 3mm Plywood patterned plywood that I have aquired from a local Caravan Manufacturer if any body needs any.


Personkingfisher42
07/7/2010 at 12:17pm
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How much per sheet . What size and colour . Also how much is it to deliver. Thanks mick


Personhullstorage
07/7/2010 at 12:50pm
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I have these listed on ebay at the minute at £5.99 per board

I beleive you are in Dudley which the courier would charge £45, but you would be welcome to collect?

 

 


Personhullstorage
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here is ebay item number

180530066860

 


Persontimtheenchanter
07/7/2010 at 2:16pm
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there are two types of "flexiply" one is more expensive than the other, and will bend on both axis, the other, is essentially a ply with a more flexible bonding agent and grooved down one side, so will only bend in one axis.


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Personhullstorage
07/7/2010 at 2:24pm
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this is not grooved, but does bend quite a bit, these sheet where from ABI Caravans



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