<div dir="ltr">Hi John,<div>We use 1/4" double tempered Duron. It holds up well. We did try 1/4" MDF in our black box, and even with a good coat of floor paint and sealer it still needed to be replaced after 1 summer. So no savings there! </div><div>We also found that painting both sides of the sheets and edges before you put it down prevents major warping in temperature changes. It's an extra step, but we never have any bulging sheets. Good Luck!</div><div><br></div><div>Mike</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 11:35 AM, Devlin, John <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jdevlin@smcvt.edu" target="_blank">jdevlin@smcvt.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m looking to resurface my stage. Many years ago in Milwaukee I used a product called Duron—tempered all the way through hardboard. Not having much luck finding that now in Northern Vermont, though I was happy with it. Last time I used
1/8” tempered Masonite because that’s what I could afford…and it lasted about as you’d expect in higher traffic areas. I’m considering ¼” MDF because it’s cheaper than ¼” Masonite and may well be more stable particularly in the summer when the stage gets
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any serious downsides or red flags to the MDF? There will be custom cutting around the edges of the stage and milling for screws, but I will have very good ventilation and masks will be worn.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC"">John Paul Devlin, MA, MFA<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC"">Associate Professor of Fine Arts, Theatre<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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