Hi all, first post, hope it works okay. :-)
I'm fitting out a boat and want to make some removable fretwork radiator
covers. I can only find MDF or Hardboard ready made fretwork panels on
sale. I've tried one or two suppliers but they tell me the nobody does ply
as the machining tends to make it splinter. I can't believe however that
nobody can do this so here's my question:
Please could you recommend a supplier for oak faced ply fretwork panels?
Size about 6mm x 1000mm x 800mm but I can adjust the frame dimensions if
needed.
Thanks,
Alan
Norm, thanks for the idea, it does sound interesting. However, initial
(one) enquiries where dismissed out of hand by the one local company I found
with a CNC laser cutter. The set-up cost would be sky high and they weren't
too keen as they thought their machine could 'catch fire'!
I should perhaps have included in my original post that I'm in the UK so any
suppliers would probably need to be UK based as well.
Alan
"Norm Underwood" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Alan M Tait" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > Hi all, first post, hope it works okay. :-)
> >
> > I'm fitting out a boat and want to make some removable fretwork
> radiator
> > covers. I can only find MDF or Hardboard ready made fretwork panels
> on
> > sale. I've tried one or two suppliers but they tell me the nobody
> does ply
> > as the machining tends to make it splinter. I can't believe however
> that
> > nobody can do this so here's my question:
> >
> > Please could you recommend a supplier for oak faced ply fretwork
> panels?
> > Size about 6mm x 1000mm x 800mm but I can adjust the frame dimensions
> if
> > needed.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Alan
> >
>
>
> Have you checked into a laser cutter? It leaves a nice black edge to
> camouflage the plys. I'm not sure if they charge by the minute or by
> the inch(mm) so you'll need to check around.
>
>
"Alan M Tait" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi all, first post, hope it works okay. :-)
>
> I'm fitting out a boat and want to make some removable fretwork
radiator
> covers. I can only find MDF or Hardboard ready made fretwork panels
on
> sale. I've tried one or two suppliers but they tell me the nobody
does ply
> as the machining tends to make it splinter. I can't believe however
that
> nobody can do this so here's my question:
>
> Please could you recommend a supplier for oak faced ply fretwork
panels?
> Size about 6mm x 1000mm x 800mm but I can adjust the frame dimensions
if
> needed.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan
>
Have you checked into a laser cutter? It leaves a nice black edge to
camouflage the plys. I'm not sure if they charge by the minute or by
the inch(mm) so you'll need to check around.