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hello im building a rack soon and i was gona use melimine but all i can find is chip board and that wont hold together to well what else could i use and is heat cable ok thanks in advance
u need to cut a channel into the wood the line it with reflective tape, and then put in you heat cable and put sum more reflective tape ontop of it will work a charm. if you are making it lidless then conti board is perfect b&q selling and almost all other wood shopsim making the tubs lidless so ply wouldent be any good also where do you put the reflective tape
u need to cut a channel into the wood the line it with reflective tape, and then put in you heat cable and put sum more reflective tape ontop of it will work a charm. if you are making it lidless then conti board is perfect b&q selling and almost all other wood shops
15mm contiboard 33L rack...what is conti board
pilot hole and countersink first, and use narrow guage (3.5mm) screwsdidnt think chipboard would screw together very well
this may sound daft but i was using 15mm melimine chipboard what size counter sink would i need and what lenth screws would be best also should i use glue to help hold it together better thanks for you help so far15mm contiboard 33L rack...
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pilot hole and countersink first, and use narrow guage (3.5mm) screws
will be fine...
because of humidty it would swell and fall apartwhy cant you use ply with lidless??.. i am.. :whistling2:
will need sealing with something like yacht varnish...why cant you use ply with lidless??.. i am.. :whistling2:
your only counter sinking so the screw head sits flush with the wood.. i'd use 2" screws and yes i would use wood glue, you would be suprised how strong it is.this may sound daft but i was using 15mm melimine chipboard what size counter sink would i need and what lenth screws would be best also should i use glue to help hold it together better thanks for you help so far
nahh.. i'm using black gloss exterior gloss.. then i am tasteless.. lol :whistling2:will need sealing with something like yacht varnish...
each to their own eh?
Your local B&Q or garden centre will sell it. It's generally a yellow round cable that is used for heating the soil so it's waterproof. It's available in different wattages and lengths.your only counter sinking so the screw head sits flush with the wood.. i'd use 2" screws and yes i would use wood glue, you would be suprised how strong it is.
when routering you would have to check how thick the heat cable is
(where is heat cable available from anyway?)