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Sheet plywood weight and questions
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Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:51 pmby Rob Dines
Does anyone have weights for sheets of plywood? 1/4", 1/2", and also 3/4". Need this to get my overall weight so I can design the frame. Either sq. foot or sheet weight is good. Anyone have a good 1/4" exterior skin suggestion as ply is sorta expensive if exterior.
Thanks..
Rob
Posted:
Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:59 pmby Chris C
There have been many discussions concerning this matter. I just did a Search on "weight of plywood" and got this one:
http://tnttt.com/viewto ... 26&start=0
Do a search and you will probably find a whole lot more info.
Posted:
Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:21 pmby mikeschn
Rob,
I use this rough guesstimate...
3/4" plywood is 75#
1/2" plywood is 50#
1/4" plywood is 25#
You can extrapolate the rest...
Mike...
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Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:42 pmby madjack
mikeschn wrote:Rob,
I use this rough guesstimate...
3/4" plywood is 75#
1/2" plywood is 50#
1/4" plywood is 25#
You can extrapolate the rest...
Mike...
...me too, me tooooo(as he butters up da boss)....................................................
Posted:
Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:46 pmby mikeschn
Hmmm...
smells like buttered popcorn from the theater around here... okay... who dun it?
Mike...
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Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:50 pmby madjack
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Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:59 amby GPW
Since you've given away the secret of Guesstimating Ply , how about telling us this .... That GVW thingie , that's including the weight of the trailer too that the cabin /TD sits on ,right ???? Those trailers have to be heavy , no ???
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Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:20 amby mikeschn
Yep, all weights include the chassis...
More info...
Net carrying capacity (NCC) determined by subtracting unloaded vehicle weight (UVW) from gross vehicle weight (GVWR) and includes fluids, options and cargo.
Posted:
Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:16 amby cracker39
BUT...those weights are general guidelines and will vary with moisture content, type of wood in the ply, etc. I thought my 3/4" BC plywood for the floor felt heaver than 75 lbs, so I weighed it...87 lbs. It is made from yellow pine, which is heavier than spruce.
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Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:20 amby madjack
cracker39 wrote:BUT...those weights are general guidelines and will vary with moisture content, type of wood in the ply, etc. I thought my 3/4" BC plywood for the floor felt heaver than 75 lbs, so I weighed it...87 lbs. It is made from yellow pine, which is heavier than spruce.
...that is why they were refered to as "guesstimations".....................................
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Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:28 pmby cracker39
madjack wrote:...that is why they were refered to as "guesstimations".....................................
Hmmmm..."guesstimation"... that sounds a lot like a SWAG.
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Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:29 pmby madjack
cracker39 wrote:madjack wrote:...that is why they were refered to as "guesstimations".....................................
Hmmmm..."guesstimation"... that sounds a lot like a SWAG.
...absolutely the same thing
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Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:36 pmby angib
I see you Merkans still use the easy abbreviations.
The max weight of a British caravan (trailer) is its MTPLM - Maximum Technically Permissible Laden Mass!
And its 'empty' weight but with any options fitted is its MIRO - Mass In Running Order.
I think these are probably both Yurpeen terms, but decided on by non-English speakers - Yurp does have about 25 languages........
Andrew
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Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:04 pmby cracker39
There are other quaint mercun acros that would apply to my build. So far, I've run up against situations best described as SNAFU, SUSFU, FUMTU, FUBB, TARFU, TOFU, but as of yet, I haven't made it to FUBAR, and hope I don't get that far.
