[teamloks1]

im still thinking to use hdpe or acrylic for my spoilboard

[davida1234]

im still thinking to use hdpe or acrylic for my spoilboard

I don't have much experience with acrylic but would
think that it wouldn't be too suited for spoil board usage.

It's stiff and brittle, would probably crack when you drive
a screw into it and would melt with a duller bit when you
cut through a material you have on it.

I do have quite a bit of experience with HDPE and think that it
is pretty close to being the perfect material for a spoil board.

It rarely melts on even a dull bit as it is fairly easy to cut (68D),
holds screws very well, is extremely resilient (try to rip a milk jug),
holds its shape even over time (negligible cold creep), doesn't
swell or shrink with moisture, is impervious to just about any
chemical including oils, coolant and water and doesn't create
any fuzzies or dust as a wooden spoil board will.

I think the reason that it is not used more often is because
most metal guys don't know much about it and the fact that
it costs about 6-7 times more than a sheet of MDF.