Sheet material needed

[Blister]

Hi , I need to buy 1 sheet ( 6ft x 3 ft ) or metric equivalent

The requirements are :-

smooth finish on at least 1 side and must have smooth edges

I have been asked to try and find a replacement worktop for my sisters cutting table , she does dress making and the old one now catches the material

So any suggestions please ?

Thanks

 

[wizer]

Edge banded Melamime?

 

[Blister]

Edge banded Melamime?

Do you have a link to this ?

does it come with the edge already on ?

Thanks

 

[StevieB]

Why not simply use a router to put a bullnose on an 18mm sheet of MDF or ply?

Steve.

 

[wizer]

I doubt you'd get it pre-edged Blister, but it's easy to iron on the edge after you haver cut to size.

Otherwise i'd go with Steve's idea.

 

[Blister]

Why not simply use a router to put a bullnose on an 18mm sheet of MDF or ply?

Steve.

It needs to have a hard surface as she uses it for cutting and pins patterns to the material , the pins have picked up the fibres on the old work top and they now catch on the new material

 

[Bodrighy]

I rigged up a work table from some kitchen worktop for SWMBO. It's smooth, has a smooth front and if needed you can get the strips for the other edges and it's really solid. She reckons it's ideal. She does patchwork quilts and says it's plenty big enough

Pete

 

[WellsWood]

I rigged up a work table from some kitchen worktop for SWMBO. It's smooth, has a smooth front and if needed you can get the strips for the other edges and it's really solid. She reckons it's ideal. She does patchwork quilts and says it's plenty big enough

Pete

Pete's right, 6 X 3' is breakfast bar size just about - 900mm deep usually. But it'll be a pretty expensive way to do it. How about melamine faced mdf and then iron on the edging like Wizer suggested. It's available locallly to me in 8 x 4' sheets from Alsford timber. They have a branch at dartford so would probably deliver to you as it's only a short hop over the river, but I'm sure there are suppliers near you who could supply it also - T&T Timber in Walthamstow spring to mind, they can get most things.

 

[stewart]

Maybe a little off with this but how about facing mdf with cork tiles or maybe stick on lino tiles? That way it would be easy to pin patterns to and cork might not cut up in the same way as the previous material so that material won't snag...

 

[staffie]

Blister
Bowmans in High Wycombe do prefinished boards with edging, but they only sell full 8" by 4" boards and are expensive.

Could you not sand the table down and refinish with a couple of coats of varnish?

Jock

 

[George_N]

Edge banded Melamime?

Melamine would give a nice smooth surface but the iron-on edging would still leave a fairly sharp edge that would snag delicate material. I would edge it with wood and round over the edges with a router. That has got to be about the cheapest way to do it with the least finishing unless as said already you can pick up a length of breakfast bar worktop cheap somewhere.

 

[Bodrighy]

I got mine in an offcuts bin at Wickes a few years ago for abot £15. It's standard size but 42" long. Originally one end was cut at a diagonal but that got chopped.

 

[jasonB]

Laminate (formica) covered MDF will give as hard a wearing surface as a kitchen top and if cut with a router then a chamfer bit won't need edging.

Not the easiest to find but I get it from Richard Russell but will come in 8x4

Jason

 

[Blister]

Blister
Bowmans in High Wycombe do prefinished boards with edging, but they only sell full 8" by 4" boards and are expensive.

Could you not sand the table down and refinish with a couple of coats of varnish?

Jock

Never thought of sanding it down and a re varnish

Looks like thats what I will be doing , thanks for the kick up the AR-E

 

[chicken_house_man]

how about phenolic faced ply?

 

[ivan]

The Leaderene uses MDF with 3/8 roundover on all edges - actually 2 x12mm with 12mm strip centre - sort of very thin torsion box, so it's self supporting and 36mm total thickness. no catching complaints.