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[Saxum esse et non provolvere]

See what you did there ...

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[Mus]

See what you did there ...

I’ve received good service from https://skirtingboardsdirect.com/.

Ha, thanks Saxon. Actually I misread my ancient tape measure which has 83cm not 183cm against 6ft which I then misread as 8300mm, I searcheth and unsurprisingly foundeth not, hence the confusion :headbang:

Takes a while but I mostly get there eventually :lol:

Presumably I just need a solid pine 1800 x 300 x 18mm. I'm thinking I might just bracket it to the side of the organ so it's more easily removable and won't bend with the speakers balancing on the end.

Cheers
M

[Sam Spoons]

I'd go for 30mm+ thickness, 16mm is a bit thin for my taste. With that it would probably be sufficient to use some non slip matting on top of the organ. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Levish-New-Multipurpose-Non-Slip-Mat/dp/B07J68VSS4/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=non+slip+mat&qid=1610971065&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFPTjQxODFIVUJKSlQmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA1Mjc4NDUySFBGNkdSMkFOTzJBJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA1Mzc5MDFTUFBOMEI4R0ZaRDImd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

[Mus]

I'd go for 30mm+ thickness, 16mm is a bit thin for my taste. With that it would probably be sufficient to use some non slip matting on top of the organ. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Levish-New-Multipurpose-Non-Slip-Mat/dp/B07J68VSS4/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=non+slip+mat&qid=1610971065&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFPTjQxODFIVUJKSlQmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA1Mjc4NDUySFBGNkdSMkFOTzJBJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA1Mzc5MDFTUFBOMEI4R0ZaRDImd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

That's great, thanks Sam. Yes '18mm' was a bit of a punt and begged the thinness question.

Quite hard to find something reasonably priced at 1800mm x 30+mm. Best I've done so far is 27mm:
https://www.atlantictimber.co.uk/craftpine27.html
which is £50 delivered and untreated wood. Ideally black would be good to go with the organ, but hey :)

A custom finished wood site is coming in at £150.

M

[Murray B]

if the 16mm versions are significantly cheaper - ie less than half the price of 30mm you could always stick two to together - glue and screw will be just as strong.

Hello fellow Murray - you don't see many of us about :-)

[James Perrett]

An alternative is to go for a thinner plank but screw a batten onto the back to give it more stiffness.

[Sam Spoons]

27mm should be fine TBH.

[Mus]

if the 16mm versions are significantly cheaper - ie less than half the price of 30mm you could always stick two to together - glue and screw will be just as strong.

Hello fellow Murray - you don't see many of us about :-)

Cheers Murray.

Yes, you grow up feeling 'different' and then accept that actually it's great to be not the same as everyone else :)

M

[Mus]

An alternative is to go for a thinner plank but screw a batten onto the back to give it more stiffness.

Thank you James, will consider the options.

Hope you are keeping well :)

M

[Mus]

27mm should be fine TBH.

I think so. Thanks Sam.

Strange that B&Q or Wickes etc. don't have 1800mm as a length. Lots of sites seem to stop at 1500mm.

I may leave untreated for the time being and maybe treat myself to a paint job in the Spring or something if I fancy it :)

Cheers and thanks for all your help.
M

[Murray B]

if the 16mm versions are significantly cheaper - ie less than half the price of 30mm you could always stick two to together - glue and screw will be just as strong.

Hello fellow Murray - you don't see many of us about :-)

Cheers Murray.

Yes, you grow up feeling 'different' and then accept that actually it's great to be not the same as everyone else :)

M

Indeed :-)