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Anyone use corrugated plastic to space countertops? I have seen it at a trade show but can’t remember what the name of the material.
I would like to try on a few jobs we do to save weight and cost.Thanks in advance,AndyAndy are you talking about Templast? We used it for making templets. We got it from the suppliers of Dovae SS. It looks like corrugated cardboard only a white opaque color.
Maybe, but it was extremely rigid. You could stand on it without it compressing. I’ll check that out and see.
Thanks
Andy,
That corrugated material should be available in multiple thicknesses. We make digital templates exclusively for our kitchen dept and have for some time, but we still buy some of the 4mm corrugated plastic in 4′ x 8′ sheets for our cultured marble dept. Even if we make a digital template for that dept, I’ll cut them a physical template.
We buy it from a sign supply company. I’d check with them. Same guys that sell acrylic sheeting and the like. I’ve seen some of the stuff that is like 5/8″ or 3/4″ thick, they can probably get it for you.
Matt
Andy,
You could park cars on that stuff at the proper thickness.But the cost goes up exponentially if I recall.Matttemplast is different than something like a honeycomb. there are a few companies that manufacture the stuff using different plastics and other materials and colors. I have used some that was clear for doing backlight work.
There used to be a product made by a company called the Norfield Corporation. It was called Norcore. 1/8″ flat plastic extruded to 3/4″ thick. They had other sizes available as well. It was used as a lightweight substrate for trains, planes, etc. MDF board was at the outside edges, which was all held together with contact cement on backing sheet. We covered it in laminate and postformed the front edge.
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