6mm oil tempered hard board

[Brian AbbottParticipant @brianabbott67793]

[Brian AbbottParticipant @brianabbott67793]

No really model engineering related but..

Does anyone know, in the Birmingham area where i might find a sheet on 6mm oil tempered hard board ?

I have tried just about everyone i can find but no joy, plenty of 3mm but no 6mm.

Its to replace the top of my work bench.

Thanks for any leads.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

You need to be looking fopr a large panel specialist, I doubt you will find it at many timer yards. The one I use down here has 6.4 oil tempered listed but a bit of a long way to go.

Might be a Meyer's near you as they do it too

[peak4Participant @peak4]

Is Dudley close enough?

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or here

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[egaParticipant @ega]

You have it very good in the Midlands. So far as I am aware it's not available in any thickness here in Kent.

A couple of my benches were topped with OTHB and I'd love to get some more. It also makes very good templates for routing.

By way of consolation, I have recently discovered phenolic faced ply, an excellent material.

[David Standing 1Participant @davidstanding1]

Posted by ega on 22/06/2017 20:50:33:

By way of consolation, I have recently discovered phenolic faced ply, an excellent material.

The bed material of choice for every one of the numerous Ifor Williams trailers on the road!

[David Standing 1Participant @davidstanding1]

I'm a heathen, my bench is topped with two layers of 18mm shuttering ply!

[Chris Evans 6Participant @chrisevans6]

Can't remember the name but when I worked in Brum many years ago there was a place by the flyover (Hockley ?) at the to of Constitution Hill. Signage said board specialist.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

EGA cross the river there are several of the board specialists on the essex side if not depending what part of Kent you are in then the company I use are just over the border in Croydon

[egaParticipant @ega]

JasonB:

Thanks for the tip – good to know that the only way is not Essex!

Years ago I was rather spoilt as I lived directly opposite a firm that stocked OTHB. A short walk away was a proper timber merchant and I recall in an emergency "walking" an 8×4 home by fastening a wheel to one corner.

[Chris Evans 6Participant @chrisevans6]

Just remembered the Brum based board suppliers name. Brough's. Try a search.

[richardandtracyParticipant @richardandtracy]

One of my benches (the one made from 2 pallets planked with 6×2 timbers and 4×4 cross timbers) is topped with 25mm planking overlaid with a 6mm steel plate I rescued from a skip. 1800 x 1150mm, 70kg. It was quite hard to get out of the skip, but I'll never regret it. It is an option, and makes the bench virtually indestructible. I have my 25kg anvil on it, and despite the fact the bench rests on the floor only with its own weight, I have never moved it.

I currently have a 1200 x 1200 x 10 aluminium plate and can't decide whether to use it for the aluminium or use it to top a bench for my Norton 6DB flypress. Could probably do both to an extent, given the size of the plate.

Regards,

Richard.

 

Edited By richardandtracy on 23/06/2017 10:18:25

[Brian AbbottParticipant @brianabbott67793]

Thanks chaps for your help as always, but no joy.

Will just get a pierce of MDF to cover it.

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