Date:         Tue, 5 Sep 2017 10:00:30 -0700
Reply-To:     Christophe Guilbert <cguilbert@PICASSO.UCSF.EDU>
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From:         Christophe Guilbert <cguilbert@PICASSO.UCSF.EDU>
Subject:      Re: fiberglass sheets to replace the kitchen wooden panel.
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Yes , I highly recommend the fiberglass panel at Homedepot for the
kitchen wooden panel also .
it has the right thickness and flexibility . The result is super clean .
Use the old panel as template. I did cut it with a jig saw with a blade
for metal . Go slowly when you cut it. As for the holes inside the panel
, just drill holes to create points and use the jib saw to connect the
points.

On 09/05/2017 09:35 AM, S DaRoota wrote:
> I highly recommend the Fiberglass panels at Homedepot, It worked great for
> me, and I managed somewhat of a template from what was left of my old panel.
>
> Sorry it's a bit old this thread, I don't check it often
>
> cut template:
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/fj79t6hdajkt4mh/12193819_10156209555460585_7960888175399562500_n.jpg?dl=0
>
> Blank
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/yuqw8zztffrg727/10458440_10156209555625585_5739842435310862176_n.jpg?dl=0
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ytrmlqcu0ozp15e/12193632_10156209555690585_1997062086590439871_n.jpg?dl=0
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 7:32 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for all the information and advice.  I am familiar with luan, which
>> is widely used for cheap doors and interior trim.  I have not encountered
>> "Baltic birch," but do know birch as a hardwood plywood used in furniture
>> and cabinetry.  I guess I had not looked closely enough at the original to
>> realize it was only 3 mm.  My eye is poorly calibrated.
>>
>> Thanks again, mcneely
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 7:22 PM, Karl <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote:
>>
>>> The original is 1/8" approximately, and fits in a channel. Birch cabinet
>>> grade is not that expensive and quality + strength matters, at least
>> when I
>>> build something. For a sliding panel I's probably use 3/16 or 1/4.
>> Masonite
>>> would probably be fine in either project but warps more in my experience.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/1/2017 6:32 PM, David McNeely wrote:
>>>
>>>> Why would you use such a thin plywood?  Isn't the original thicker?  And
>>>> if painting, why use birch?  Why not a less expensive product?  The
>> reason
>>>> I ask is that I am looking at putting a sliding access door on the bed
>> side
>>>> of the rear "closet."  Someone else has even recommended using masonite
>> for
>>>> that application.  If there is a good reason to go with birch, such as
>> to
>>>> be less likely to dent than say pine, I can understand that.  But 1/8"
>> is
>>>> awfully thin to my mind.
>>>>