<div dir="auto"><div>Argh spell check on a phone. I prefer the density of a hardboard which is manufactured with high heat and pressure and no resins or glue.</div><div dir="auto">Sorry for the need to correct the spelling.</div><div dir="auto">Mike<br><div class="gmail_extra" dir="auto"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 8, 2017 9:17 AM, "Mike Katz" <<a href="mailto:narishkup@gmail.com">narishkup@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Masonite properly called hardboard is a high density fiberboard. MDF is a medium density fiberboard. That why you can not buy 3/4 hardboard, it would be too heavy. I much prefer the density of a habits on the floor unless it is a one off put down and toss. Tempered hardboard is still the way to go for a semi permanent sacrifical to surface on a stage floor.<div dir="auto">I am a bit puzzled by someone's comment that the manufacturing process for hardboard has changed to make it more environmentally cleaner. As far as I know, hardboard is manufactured with heart and pressure and no trains or glue. That is a pretty clean process. Does anyone have more info on that?</div><font color="#888888"><div dir="auto">Mike</div></font></div><div class="elided-text"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 7, 2017 5:03 PM, "Bill Schaffell via Stagecraft" <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I have sheeted over a lot of stage floors with MDF. Ranging from 1/4" to 3/4" depending on what the client wanted. It holds paint great. Is readily available and dimensionally stable. Is there a reason(s) that I don't see the collective group here recommend MDF?<br>
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Bill Schaffell<br>
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