Remembering the good old days

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:11 am

Any body see anything but vinyl siding at abtco site?:(

reible · Post by **reible** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:59 am

Thanks Tim,

I had several 4'x4' sheets "saved" for making jigs so it could well have been 2004 since I got some last, heck maybe even before that. I had to get some versions a couple of years ago to make my table saw storage unit but that suff was only finished on one side but was still 1/4" thick (well a little undersized) but when I went to look the last time all I could find was 1/8 and 3/16... 3/16 will not work for patterns with my guide bushings...

Guess we will have to check out this latest lead.

Ed

a1gutterman wrote:I sent Masonite an e-mail: And received this reply today:
That might explain why I still have some 1/4" thick stuff left from the last time I bought it, and now it is hard to find any that is 1/4" thick.

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:24 pm

jpg40504 wrote:Any body see anything but vinyl siding at abtco site?:(

It does knot appear that any product is on their web site, except vinyl siding. Masonite did knot suggest that I visit the web site; they suggested that I call them at 419 535 5921. But I did notice that abtco gives a toll free number on their site: 1-800-265-9829.

(I sent them an e-mail by filling out an on-line form after clicking on the contact link.)

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:06 pm

jpg40504 wrote:Went to Do It Best, ordered one sheet(4'x8'x1/8" Pegboard). Will arrive Fri.

Will report after picking it up.

BTW cheaper than web site(this store is NOT known for LOW prices)!:)

Well it was NOT on the truck today!:( The store OWNER assured me it would arrive next Fri.(he ordered it, but for some undisclosed/unknown reason it was NOT on the stores manifest)!

jlevin01 · Post by **jlevin01** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:30 pm

It is an AMT table saw. I bought one from popular mechanics in 1973 or 74 cost around $34 if I remember right. I added a motor I found from some appliance. I did build the cabinet mentioned and made lots of sawdust. You could buy a larger fence to go with the cabinet. I did. Fence drove me crazy. You had to reset it each time you used it.

Your bother should enjoy the saw.

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 1:13 am

jpg40504 wrote:Any body see anything but vinyl siding at abtco site?:(

Got a reply from abtco today:
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Dear Mr (removed),
Thank you for your interest in Abtco. Please contact www.lpcorp.com for your questions regarding hardboard. Abtco now represents only vinyl siding.
Thanks again.

Eric McFarlane
KP Building Products

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I went to the link provided and still found nothing about hardboard. The search continues...

judaspre1982 · Post by **judaspre1982** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:58 pm

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JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 1:34 pm

jpg40504 wrote:Well it was NOT on the truck today!:( The store OWNER assured me it would arrive next Fri.(he ordered it, but for some undisclosed/unknown reason it was NOT on the stores manifest)!

NOR was it 'on the truck' jan 23.

The other partner (owner) told me that no delivery was made that day. He did indicate to me that the apparent delay WAS unusual. Still unknown if it is like the old 'tempered' masonite, but his description of it was promising.

Stay tuned!

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:52 am

judaspre1982 wrote:Along with hardboard disappearing from site as we used to know it , I have found that High Pressure Laminate to be all but impossible to get. It used to come in sheets in a wide variety of colors and patterns. I built all the counter tops in our house with the stuff. No one carries it anymore and web searches have only found that it can be mostly acquired from China in bulk orders. I wanted to use it to surface some infeed/ outfeed tables. Melamine is the only substitute. I liked the old HPL as it seemed more durable than the Melamine surface and you could use plywood as your underlayment rather than partical board. I took a neighbors old kitchen counter tops and used them as my work bench surfaces in my shop. They work great, glue scrapes right off after it dries, you can pencil notes on its surface and then erase, spill liquids on it without severe consequences, just an all around ideal product. If anyone out there knows where you can still get HPL please let me know.--------Dave

Hi Dave,

Where I live, Lowe's and The Home Depot both will order either Wilsonart or Formica brands of High Pressure Laminates. There are other sources of it as well. I have had zero trouble getting it.

http://www.google.com/search?q=High+Pressure+Laminate&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7ADBF

http://www.google.com/search?q=Wilson+Art&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7ADBF

http://www.wilsonart.com/

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7ADBF&q=formica&revid=1263027562&sa=X&oi=revisions_inline&resnum=0&ct=broad-revision&cd=3

http://www.formica.com/publish/site/na/us/en/index.html

Good hunting!

judaspre1982 · Post by **judaspre1982** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:29 pm

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