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Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
« on: December 30, 2011, 09:33:21 am »
Hey folks,

I used Torstens advice and went to the Pratiker store in Germany today.
bought me some thin BB plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm). about 19,7"x27,5" (50x70 cm)
it has a great grain and has almost a shiny gloss.

cant wait to make some stuff of it.
Marcel

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Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2011, 10:41:11 am »
Sounds like Good Type of Wood.  Let us know how it cuts.  Gee I sure wished I could drive to another country and shop.  LOL  Could drive to Tennessee.  LOL
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Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2011, 12:51:51 pm »
What do you plan on making with the really thin material? I have seen some pretty thin stuff in the craft stores around here, I think you could cut it with a sissors.

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Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2011, 01:43:09 am »
I get 2mm marine ply and I love it.  Its great for portraits that are being framed and I made some book marks last year.  Great stuff.

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Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2011, 04:05:51 am »
What do you plan on making with the really thin material? I have seen some pretty thin stuff in the craft stores around here, I think you could cut it with a sissors.

the 2mm I will use for ornaments. my wife likes the thin wood.
the 1mm i bought for trying and experimenting.
will try to satck maybe. will see, guess bookmarks will be one idea.
Marcel

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Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2011, 04:19:55 am »
You will love it. The quality is way above the normal ply's.

You should stack cut. this thin wood has no resistance otherwise. I already stacked up to 10 layers of the 1mm ply, cuts nice.


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Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2011, 08:56:47 am »
Last time I tried to drive to Germany my car kept flooding just a little east of New York City!  ;D

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Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2011, 11:07:34 am »
Dan, you've got the wrong car for that. Take This one.

But even if you retired ones like to take a ride "to get to see some", it's easier to just check for "Airplane ply" around your area.


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Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2011, 12:12:32 pm »
the 1mm is thin enough to send by mail, in that case you can call it fly-wood.....  ::)


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Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2011, 12:25:14 pm »
That's true - an old lady told me that too. She bought like a dozen of ornaments to add them to her Christmas cards.
I have never thought of that idea.

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Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2012, 06:03:59 am »
That's true - an old lady told me that too. She bought like a dozen of ornaments to add them to her Christmas cards.
I have never thought of that idea.

I did make some cards with a 3mm ply and that was a bit thick.

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Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2012, 08:07:41 am »
That looks mighty fine!

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Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2012, 10:53:32 am »
Nice work there
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Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
« Reply #13 on: January 01, 2012, 08:24:45 pm »
also - I just took a round in sheila's web shop: Sheila's Candle Holder animal patterns

I guess they look fine when mounted at a round candle base. the thin ply will take the bending pretty well.

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Re: Thin Plywood 2,5/64 and 5/64 (1mm and 2mm)
« Reply #14 on: January 02, 2012, 01:35:22 pm »
great idea, bending around a round base. might try that.
pretty designs from Sheila BTW!
Marcel

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