Gray Melamine Faced Baltic Birch Plywood - 3/4" / 18mm

Gray Melamine Faced Baltic Birch Plywood

Description

What is melamine? Melamine is a low density laminate resin that provides a durable finish to plywood cores. Melamine is scratch resistant and water proof. The resin film is bonded to the plywood with a waterproof adhesive. 

What is Baltic Birch Plywood? Baltic Birch Plywood is high-quality plywood made from multiple layers of hardwood birch veneers. The layered birch veneers yields a mostly void-free core providing a plywood with more stability, durability and strength. The most distinctive feature of Baltic birch is that the edges are attractive, uniform stripes of hardwood veneer, usually alternating light and dark bands.

Baltic Birch Plywood is prized by woodworkers for it's uniformity, workability, thick face veneers and excellent screw holding ability. 

Applications

Melamine plywood provides a water and scratch resistant finish that is easy to clean, making it ideal for use in kitchens and bathrooms for cabinetry, countertops and shelving. 

The durable melamine finish, coupled with a strong plywood, makes for long lasting closet built-ins, drawer boxes and furniture, such as desks, tables, bookshelves and retail fixtures.

Tips

To ensure longevity, seal all exposed edges after completing project or build.

Use a carbide tip with a high tooth count, and/or masking tape when cutting to avoid chip out or chipping the melamine surface.  We also recommend scoring the surface prior to making final cut.

Use carbide bits for drilling holes. Consider placing sacrificial material beneath your panel to help prevent blow out and chipping. Taping can also help. 

Acrylic paint pens work for touch ups on chip out or blemishes.

Use a non-abrasive cleaner to avoid damaging the surface. 

Please note, the edge of a full 4'x8' sheet of material is painted gray. Resulting cuts to your stock size may result in some edges showing the natural grain and/or gray paint. 

Specifications and Dimensions

• Available in nominal 3/4" (18mm) thickness, including the melamine overlay. 
  
• Thickness tolerance of 18mm is +/- .5mm
• All MakerStock panel dimensions are cut to tolerances of +0in/-0.188in. 
• All MakerStock panel dimensions are in inches. 
• Gray melamine film density is 220 g/m2 on both sides
• Moisture and scratch resistant
• Moisture content < 12%
• Density: 610-700kg/m3
  

Uses

• Furniture
  
• Shelving
• Cabinets
• Laser Cutting and Engraving
• CNC Routing and Machining 
• Signage
• Exterior applications

Sizes Available:

• 12" x 12"
• 12" x 20"
• 12" x 24"
• 18" x 24" 
• 24" x 24" 
• 24" x 36"  
• 24" x 48" 

FOR CUSTOM SIZES, and full sheet pricing, please contact us at support@makerstock.com.