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Where can I get 1/8" (3 mm) material to cut my own mePed body?
Short answer: Try MDF from a lumber yard or Inventables.com, 3 mm acrylic, or 3D-printed parts.
I am having trouble locating 1/8" board material to make the mePed body parts. I have made a few from plywood which can be difficult because plywood is not always flat. I have made 1 from MDF from some scraps I found, and don't remember from where I got it. Can someone suggest where I might find 1/8" MDF or some other better material?
Hello,
We buy our MDF at a local lumber yard. Home Depot and Lowes usually carry some MDF as well. Online, Inventables.com sells 1/8" MDF which is very close in size to 3mm. You could also cut the body out of 3mm Acrylic or 3D print the parts.
If you're unable to track down a suitable place, we also sell just the mePed wood kits on SpierceTech.com: https://www.spiercetech.com/shop/home/32-mepev-v2-wood-kit.html
If you need anything else, please let us know.
Thanks,
Scott Pierce
We buy our MDF at a local lumber yard. Home Depot and Lowes usually carry some MDF as well. Online, Inventables.com sells 1/8" MDF which is very close in size to 3mm. You could also cut the body out of 3mm Acrylic or 3D print the parts.
If you're unable to track down a suitable place, we also sell just the mePed wood kits on SpierceTech.com: https://www.spiercetech.com/shop/home/32-mepev-v2-wood-kit.html
If you need anything else, please let us know.
Thanks,
Scott Pierce
Thank you Scott. I have tried the major hardware stores here in Denver but 1/8" is too small for them. I will try Inventables.com.
Thanks!
Dan
Oh, by the way I just want to say I enjoyed meeting you at the Denver Maker Faire last month.
Thanks!
Dan
Oh, by the way I just want to say I enjoyed meeting you at the Denver Maker Faire last month.