Just curious.... Which kind of polymer is it? polyurethane? phenolic? epoxy? If you say it is not an injected piece, I guess it is a termostable rosin.
2008/9/18 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Dear Arle, > > I think by the time I had faced, banded, etc. that I would prefer to use a > voidless baltic birch ply with a band which is also very stable and I would > save a step by not having to face the wheel. This is what we have done in > the > past and it works well. > > We are all looking for a good solution and it is nice to have options. :-) > > Cali > > > > Hi Cali, > > > > > I think you are correct: it doesn't stand up to direct water contact, > > but humidity alone is not such a big deal. I forgot to add that in > > bathroom furniture it is laminated with melamine to stand up to direct > > contact with water for the reason you mention. > > > > I personally wouldn't use MDF aone for a wheel just for aesthetic > > reasons: I don't like the look. I would need to band it and face it as > > well. I believe it is possible to get birch-faced MDF as well, and > > that could look very nice when banded, almost identical to a "real" > > wheel. > > > > Neil said that MDF is too rough for a wheel edge. I do believe that > > there are different grades of fineness, so maybe that makes a > > difference, but I'm not sure. > > > > -Arle > > > > > > "I pressed on, taking fresh trouble for granted" > - Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra > >
