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Edging for box with 0.188

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WorthDaMoney
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Hey, so im making two 10 ft by 2 ft boxes for a summer setup and i was wondering if i needed to put something on the top edges of the box to protect the edge of the 0.188 in. thick HDPE sheets?? Help is much appreciated.
Jul 4 2009 12:33PM
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TomTeller
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.188? Your fucked, youll never be able to countersink a screw in .188...

But anyways, you do want coping to protect the edges, i used 1" PVC on the sides of my box

Aug 1 2009 3:17AM
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WorthDaMoney
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all you do is take a 1/2 inch drill bit and make a hole just on the surface of the hole for the screw so that the screw head sinks easily
Aug 1 2009 11:27PM
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TomTeller
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um no, a screw head is about 1/8th inch, you'll never have enough room to successfully countersink a screw in .188
Aug 3 2009 1:29AM
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WorthDaMoney
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we'll see... hopefully you are wrong though lol
Aug 5 2009 12:00AM
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SteezyOhio
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1/8 inch screw head =.125, your hpde= .188, your seriously just wasteing money, needs thicker
Aug 6 2009 3:49AM
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WorthDaMoney
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k well how else can i attach the topsheet? would liquid nails work?
Aug 6 2009 1:19PM
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SteezyOhio
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No, are you putting coping onto the box? you could try coping and screw in the edge coping, also a few screws in the middle, idk man, thats small stuff
Aug 6 2009 10:42PM
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WorthDaMoney
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no coping...
Aug 6 2009 11:01PM
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SteezyOhio
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good luck, how much did you pay for the topping
Aug 7 2009 12:08AM
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TomTeller
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your only option is to glue it down, thatll work.

Go to home depot and tell them you need to glue a plastic sheet onto plywood and have it stay and see what they have.

Aug 7 2009 4:59AM
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WorthDaMoney
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alright thanks, +K
Aug 7 2009 7:55PM
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WorthDaMoney
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110 bucks... for one sheet thats 8ft by 4 ft and another 4ft by 2ft.  my box is 20 ft long by 2 ft wide
Aug 7 2009 7:56PM
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TomTeller
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holy shit you go so ripped off...

i got 2 pieces of 4x4 3/16th pieces for that much

Aug 27 2009 1:41AM
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WorthDaMoney
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congrats, you are SSOOO much smarter than me?
Aug 27 2009 11:14AM
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Lanceasaurus
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Don't listen to these fools you will get your top sheet on some how and doesn't matter about price as long as you get endless fun :)
Aug 28 2009 4:23AM
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TomTeller
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Don't be a smartass, i'm trying to help but i guess you already got your topsheets.
Aug 28 2009 9:49PM
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WorthDaMoney
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you are trying to help by telling me that you got yours for cheaper... how does that help me?
Aug 28 2009 10:18PM
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TomTeller
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Letting you know that you got ripped off and eventually if you were intelligent about your responses, you would ask where i bought mine and therefore i would help you get a better deal. But you chose the rather short sighted path and decided to just bash me.
Aug 29 2009 3:51AM
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WorthDaMoney
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i already bought my HDPE, kinda why i told you that you werent helping me by ttelling me you got a better deal... i dont care
Aug 29 2009 10:27AM
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