Ham
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Can anyone point me in the direction of information re the weight of 12mm standard density 2440x1220 chipboard sheets? I've tried all manner of Google searches but without success.
Cheers, David
Cheers, David
Weight of Chipboard 12mm Sheet
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David
Found this on google search
Chipboard
Density 650kg/m^3 650 kg per meter cubed)
Found this on google search
Chipboard
Density 650kg/m^3 650 kg per meter cubed)
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Which puts 12mm 2440 * 1220 at about 23kg 
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oooh, I wouldn't pay 50 pounds for a sheet of chipboard! :lol:
My local board supplier lists the weight of all their panels, here's a link to their chipboard section.
http://www.richardrussell.co.uk/view_stock.cfm?sec=4
Jason
http://www.richardrussell.co.uk/view_stock.cfm?sec=4
Jason
Newbie_Neil
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Hi Jason
Welcome to the forum.
Thank you for joining, it's always good to have another professional on board. :wink:
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Neil
Welcome to the forum.
Thank you for joining, it's always good to have another professional on board. :wink:
Cheers
Neil
Ham
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Thanks to all for the replies. I found a paper on the TRADA site which gives a figure of 0.7t kg/m2 (where t = thickness in millimeters) for C5 grade. This makes a standard sheet come out at 25kg, which as C5 is denser than standard grade, seems to concur with the figures above.
Cheers, David
PS My interest stems from not whishing to cream cracker my car by putting more than the advised 50kg load on to the roof bars!
Cheers, David
PS My interest stems from not whishing to cream cracker my car by putting more than the advised 50kg load on to the roof bars!
It's not usually the downward pressure you have to worry about its the "lift" once the speed picks up. Get a set of ratchet straps, much better than messing about with string, rope and Knots, you can tell I wasn't a boy scout.
Also worth protecting the strap from the edges of the board, having had one wear through on the edge a a sheet a melamine faced chipboard, luckily it gave way as I was going over a speed hump so no damage.
Jason
Also worth protecting the strap from the edges of the board, having had one wear through on the edge a a sheet a melamine faced chipboard, luckily it gave way as I was going over a speed hump so no damage.
Jason
I'd agree with that. I've had three 18mm hardwood ply and a bunch of timber on the roof before, no problems. The one time I did have problems was with one sheet, forgot the straps and had to scrounge some rope from the B&Q. Had an interesting time watching the sheet trying to take off all the way home.
Jake
Jake
