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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by masonjar Never say never! MDF is going to wreck your back when it comes time to move! That stuff is even heavier than plywood.[/quote] AMEN BROTHER! [quote]QUOTE: ....but you could go to 2", and laminate it to luan ("doorskin" or even 1/4") plywood for added strength. [/quote] I did that Andrew but the 1/4 inch plywood warps from the glue and it warps the 2" foam. I even tried sealing the plywood with shellac first but the shellac warped it too. Then I saw a layout being built in an artical in Model Railroader and the author used 1x4's like bed slats and that was just to keep the foam from droping through the benchwork. So now I'm going to just glue 2x2's to the mating edges and wherever I need added support and attachment points to the benchwork.
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