I HATE Home Despot!!!!! Glad to see someone else use that word for them...Bring back the Mom and Pop store, but we want things for less.
I did not go t o HD for my plywood but a local owned True Value that has a lumber yard. I believe I got 3/4” thickness, as he, the hardware employee, knew the grade of wood I needed for a train layout. I believe one side is smooth finished. The table is over 3 years old and is holding up great. I paid a few more dollars for the wood, but you get what you pay for. Mike From: Ed Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 7:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} Plywood thickness >Considering that the plywood I had gotten at the local home improvement store >would not lie flat <snip> The 7/16 version is stiff enough that it can support >my heft with nary a bend on two foot center supports > Bill Winans > Yes, there is 5/8" plywood. But unless you want to support it every 12 inches > or so, get 3/4" plywood. The 5/8" will sag between supports, but 3/4" will > not unless your supports are farther apart than 17 inches > Dick Karnes Gents...I think the "sagging factor" is as much dependent on the quality of the material as with the thickness of the sheet. Sheets of plywood of the same thickness have much variation in sagging due to the number of plys, type of wood, glue used, patched knot holes, etc. Not being a wood expert, I cannot say which is best, but I can say that the typical Home Despot probably does not carry the very best possible quality. Whether you need that level of quality depends on the underneath bracing and support. But this is not the place to "go cheap" since everything you build on top of it will either sag or hold firm depending on what is used for a foundation. Going to a furniture grade of plywood is as good as it gets. Good luck...Ed L. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
