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Product Information - Particle Board
Particleboard is a wood panel product that is composed of wood
chips bonded together with pressure, heat and glue resins. Different
combinations of wood particle size, resin levels, and manufacture
processes determine what type of product is produced. Different
types of wood are used in making Particle Board.
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Chip types: Pine, fir, hardwood
lumber, and recycled wood are used to make wood chips for the
production of Particle Board. Each type has advantages and
disadvantages. Pine is lighter in color and the easiest to machine
with, but it costs the most. Fir is more rigid and less expensive,
but its harder on blades and equipment. Hardwood lumber and
recycled (urban) wood is even more less expensive and stronger
yet, but it is even harder on equipment and blades. Most Particle
Board types we carry are a mix of different chip types to allow
the benefits of both types.
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Grades and types: There are different types and grades of
particleboard. The types that are available are a standard
graded-density board, a fire-rated board, a moisture resistant or
exterior grade board, and a formaldehyde free board. The
differences in these boards would be the additives and resins that
are mixed with the board chips. There are a number of different
particleboard grades, but the ones that we mostly deal with are
industrial grade and commercial grade particleboard. The
differences lie in the density by which the particleboard chips
are packed together. This difference determines the ease by which
the product is machined and how it is joined together including
screw strength hold. The commercial grade being not quite as dense
as the industrial grade.
- Sizes: Particle Board comes in a variety of thicknesses
but the most common thicknesses stocked would be ½, 5/8, 3/4, and
1". There is even a larger variety of sizes available. 4' x 8' is
the most common size but it is also available in cut to width and
cut to length sizes to the exact size of countertop decking. Also,
4' x 9', 10', 12', as well as 5' x 8', 9', 10', and even 12' are
available.
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