They use MDF in bathroom furniture *because* it is basically impervious to
humidity.
thanks arle , bye sylvain
----- Original Message -----
From: Arle Lommel
To: hg@hurdygurdy.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: [HG] synthetic Wheels?
With MDF I suppose if you immersed the wheel in water it would swell (but if
you keep your instrument in a bucket of water, that's likely to be the least of
your problems). For normal use, however, humidity does not affect MDF. It is,
in fact, made from wood particles in a resin binder. They use MDF in bathroom
furniture *because* it is basically impervious to humidity. The maker I know
who uses it now does not even put banding on his wheels. He says the raw MDF
edge (well, the finished MDF edge, actually) is fine and can be treated just
like wood in terms of rosin.
-Arle
On Sep 17, 2008, at 11:31 PM, sylvain gagnon mini moteur 2000 inc wrote:
AND WHAT ABOUT HUMIDITY WITH MDF ARLE? THANKS SYLVAIN
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