hi all some time ago i purchased a fire surround from b&Q , as far as i can tell this is made from mdf, the surround has some fairly intricate routing all joints near nigh perfect.
having purchased a sheet of mdf from b&Q 12mm thick i believe , used some offcuts with my modest router and cutters to see what router profiles i could produce overlo ,ogee etc.
i found if i drill ,saw ,route the mdf it just seems to be made off cardbord for want of a better explination and getting a descent edge or finish seems to be poor,
bearing in mind that the fire surround is factory made ,no doubt using expensive cutters, cnc machine etc.
i wonder if there are differant (grades) of mdf i have seen furniture grades of mdf mentioned but normally pertain to usa websites,
are there better quality grades of mdf avaliable if so where to purchase??
or do the likes of b&Q/wickes only stock poorer quality mdf vertions.
thank you
having purchased a sheet of mdf from b&Q 12mm thick i believe , used some offcuts with my modest router and cutters to see what router profiles i could produce overlo ,ogee etc.
i found if i drill ,saw ,route the mdf it just seems to be made off cardbord for want of a better explination and getting a descent edge or finish seems to be poor,
bearing in mind that the fire surround is factory made ,no doubt using expensive cutters, cnc machine etc.
i wonder if there are differant (grades) of mdf i have seen furniture grades of mdf mentioned but normally pertain to usa websites,
are there better quality grades of mdf avaliable if so where to purchase??
or do the likes of b&Q/wickes only stock poorer quality mdf vertions.
thank you