Cheap Strut plate material

Bender boards for concrete forms.

Check this out, $3.50, for 8’ of 1/4" MDF. What a steal! I don’t use 1/4" MDF for anything else, so buying a full sheet is a bummer. For anything but a full build, one is enough for both parts. $7 for two to do a full build is pretty dang good and very easy to handle and transport.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Outdoor-Essentials-MDF-Bender-Board-Common-1-4-in-x-3-3-4-in-x-97-in-Actual-0-25-in-x-3-375-in-x-96-in-487404/202297474

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Wow, awesome.

Sadly, for me this shows as:

Out of Stock
This item is unavailable online and in stores.

Man I was so hopeful for this!

But out of stock :man_facepalming:

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I can’t even access it because I don’t live in freedom eagle country. :sweat_smile:

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Next time you go into your local big box take a look around. Mine was in the lumber area, but I have a feeling I never saw it before because it is was misplaced or something, I bet it is normally with the concrete, and I rarely go over there.

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I will for sure take a look next time I am in there. Trying to avoid it so I don’t buy anything I don’t need :rofl:

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I went to buy 2 screws yesterday and came back with more wood …

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Just checked, both of the orange big box stores near me have it in stock. The one across the street from my office has it in the concrete area (Aisle 19)

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The bender board looks neat. Doesn’t seem to be stocked in my area (Seattle), checked several stores.

Plenty of primed 1/2" thick baseboard trim is available everywhere though. But that’s too thick for current brace design (unless… You cut 1/2" baseboards and mill 1/4" deep channels/recesses where braces land, maybe, I didn’t check fit).

Didn’t know about MDF specific sealers before, have just used several shellac spray coats for LR4, and 2 coats of primer-exterior paint for LR3. I was curious about titebond that Jim’s found useful for various scenarios…

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I have a bunch of half empty spray paint cans. I just give them a couple coats and go heavy on the edges.

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That’s what my LowRider4 strut plates are made from.

I shared them on here a few times before, but no one else ever had them available.

My store always has a few hundred available

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I’m going to have to go look around better next time I go in there.

I thought I had heard that before. I should have searched. Strut plate material - #9 by Untold_Engineering , https://forum.v1e.com/t/update-or-new-version/40835/1346?u=vicious1, 1/2 MDF Strut Plates? - #11 by Michael_Melancon, Material for strut plates - #2 by Michael_Melancon

Dang, I think I should add this to the docs.

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Out of stock for me as well in NJ, I used this PVC Shiplap from Lowes, worked great :slight_smile: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Reversible-Wall-Kit-7-313-in-2-83-ft-White-Shiplap-Wall-Plank-Coverage-Area-10-6-sq-ft/5013467575

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