Was down at a hardwood store today trying to decide what plywood to get for a build and there was a sample of this Modern Mill board on the counter. Long story short it looks about like MDF on the inside but has a very natural looking grainy look of wood and can be stained with water based stains. I went on the website and found out it glues up with PVC glue . Oh and its pricey. They would order a 4x8 in half inch thickness for $160.
The technical data sheet on it under downloads has all the characteristics of it. It has a density of .65 grams per cm cubed. It is stated to be more insulative than wood both thermally and acoustically.
Anybody heard of it and know if it's good for making speaker boxes?
https://modern-mill.com/
The technical data sheet on it under downloads has all the characteristics of it. It has a density of .65 grams per cm cubed. It is stated to be more insulative than wood both thermally and acoustically.
Anybody heard of it and know if it's good for making speaker boxes?
https://modern-mill.com/
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It is rice husk, an agricultural waste product, bound with plastic, or plastic foam.
Try knocking on the sample to judge its acoustic properties.
There are now alternatives like foam board, and wood polymer composite, the latter is sawdust bound with plastic, used a lot for outdoor work in the USA.
Your sample is simply an alternate, possibly because the rice hull is cheaper, less prone to moisture absorption, and termite proof.
Here we get Bison Board, rice husk board bonded with cement. Okay for shelves, no issues with termites. Bit heavy compared to urea formaldehyde bonded board.
Try knocking on the sample to judge its acoustic properties.
There are now alternatives like foam board, and wood polymer composite, the latter is sawdust bound with plastic, used a lot for outdoor work in the USA.
Your sample is simply an alternate, possibly because the rice hull is cheaper, less prone to moisture absorption, and termite proof.
Here we get Bison Board, rice husk board bonded with cement. Okay for shelves, no issues with termites. Bit heavy compared to urea formaldehyde bonded board.
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Spec wise, what's important is its stiffness (MOE), so for comparison 3/4" MDF is ~527 k psi and 1.9 mm BB ply is ~1.8 mil psi, so anything > MDF is considered acceptable by many folks, but the stiffer the better.
PVC cement...yuck
Sounds pricey and a pain in the butt to work with.
Its basically the same old outdoor fake wood.
Instead of using sawdust and pvc they use rice and pvc.
having removed and installed plastic wood decks.
and worked with acrylic faced channel letters.
Its plastic, so it can melt when you cut it.
I use to use MDF for nice heavy cabinets, low cost, easy to paint or veneer
After years of projects, I just prefer good old plywood now.
No nasty dust and face masks.
Sounds pricey and a pain in the butt to work with.
Its basically the same old outdoor fake wood.
Instead of using sawdust and pvc they use rice and pvc.
having removed and installed plastic wood decks.
and worked with acrylic faced channel letters.
Its plastic, so it can melt when you cut it.
I use to use MDF for nice heavy cabinets, low cost, easy to paint or veneer
After years of projects, I just prefer good old plywood now.
No nasty dust and face masks.
Actually most is post consumer plastic scrap, saved from going to the landfills.
PVC is not much used here for single use plastics, except medical grade things.
PE and PP see more use in that application.
Recycling plastic is a big business, and some gets used in this way.
There are people compression molding doors from post consumer waste, for example.
The lowest grade is used in cement and brick kilns as fuel.
PVC is not much used here for single use plastics, except medical grade things.
PE and PP see more use in that application.
Recycling plastic is a big business, and some gets used in this way.
There are people compression molding doors from post consumer waste, for example.
The lowest grade is used in cement and brick kilns as fuel.
Bison Board is cement bonded rice husk particle board, no plastic involved.
Timber prices have gone up, so the alternates are cheaper now.
The synthetic material alternates cost less than ply / block board, and easier to use and maintain.
Block boards are wooden strips inside, and ply outside, breeding grounds for wood borer etc.
Timber prices have gone up, so the alternates are cheaper now.
The synthetic material alternates cost less than ply / block board, and easier to use and maintain.
Block boards are wooden strips inside, and ply outside, breeding grounds for wood borer etc.