MDF is quite flexible aswell ive found in wood tech at school. With enough elastic bands you can get a pen to shoot right through mdf and smash it apart so not too sure how well it will stands upto paintball. although this was only 6mm stuff so you will probably be using thicker. Has anyone use plastic sheets before to make panels. i reckon most look too brittle but perhaps a combo of 6mm mdf for the flexibility and 6mm plastick for strength and you should get a nice composite material
On Aug 5, 4:11 pm, Derek Engelhaupt <[email protected]> wrote: > I used a piece of 3/4" MDF for the bottom of my tank. You have to keep in > mind that MDF needs to be pre-drilled for any holes for screws or nails or > it will crack off. Screws also strip out pretty easily so you have to be > real careful about using them. Once it is wet, it pretty much disintegrates > and warps. It has to be sealed pretty well. Drilling has to be done slowly > to minimize chipping on the backside. I always try to put a scrape piece of > wood behind anything I drill through to minimize the chipping and > splintering when drilling. > > Derek > T065 > > > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 3:54 AM, Tango71 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > MDF is pretty tough stuff. Not as tough as plywood of the same size > > but still tough. If done right, it can work. You would need to coat > > the entire tank with epoxy both in and out to protect against any > > elements you may face. > > > Weight would be a major issue though. But for a small simple electric > > RC tank I don't see why it would be a problem. > > > On Aug 4, 5:15 pm, "Ben Holko" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What are people's thoughts on using MDF for panel work, or even as the > > structural hull if a thicker grade was used. MDF is very smooth, so should > > provide a good finish when painted. Does MDF resist moisture well enough > > once painted? > > > > I know it's heaveir than ply, but the finish on it may offset that > > penalty, and it's still lighter than metal :) > > > > Ben --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
