Can anyone recommend a supplier of Sundeala board near Chorley in Lancashire? I want it for a model railway baseboard for my grandson. Some model shops have it in 1200 x 600 sheets but ideally I want a sheet 1500 x 1000, or larger to cut down.
I understand Sundeala is a brand name. Is there a generic name or an equivalent board that may be more readily available?
TIA Pete K
MDF is very similar, probably the same thing. All (well, OK,most) DIY stores keep it in stock. Alan.
I thought Sundeala was somewhat softer than ordinary MDF? Hence its use for pinboards. (Don't think I'd like to push a pin into MDF with my fingers.)
If you can face the overwhelming flash on the site :-), try . You could email/ring them for local stockists.
That must be Hobbyboard, it only comes in 1200x600 sheets, the Pinboard comes in 2400x1200 sheets.
Quick look at their site, seems to be made from recycled newspaper and is 'pinable', so maybe its softer than MDF? Never heard of it before.
Haven't seen Sundeala for a long time but its certainly a lot softer than MDF and often used for pinboards etc.
Lasttime I wanted some I settled for a generic "insulation board" from Travis Perkins. Slightly rough surface, white painted on one side and softer than Sundeala but it did the job.
The Sundeala web site has quite a long list of suppliers
I recall that one of the qualities appreciated by model railway fans was the quiet running it gave the trains.
It's actually LDF or "pinboard". Berry's in Leyland stock it in nice big sheets.
Not sure where/if they make it now, but the old Sundelea factory (in Sunbury) was right next door to my office. From time to time something would go wrong with their chimneys/filters/whatever and the whole carpark (and out lungs presumably) would be covered with a thin layer of whatever they make the stuff out of. Nice.
It was all demolished a while ago and the site now has a selection of flats and the Sunbury Travelodge. Presumably they still have a factory somewhere.
Regards, Simon.
At a school in Hampshire we use it as pinboard. (we must have bought enough to cover most of the walls in the school over the last few years) Our supplier is Covers and 2440 by 1220 sheets cost around £35 plus vat. It is relatively soft and would need good support for a railway baseboard
Malcolm
IIRC the website says it's made from recycled newspaper. I recently go a few sheets off ebay - two** of which now sit behind my son's dartboard, protecting the wall.
**why can I _never_ get such things to align. I measure to the mm, then the drill decides to wander :-(Mike
You should try Imperial measurements - the drill never ever wanders.
Try knocking a nail in the spot before you lift the drill. Then drill on the spot and it stops it wondering.
No it isn't.
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