Ceiling Tiles
07-06-2004, 05:30 PM
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Ceiling Tiles
I recenlty started building a Sig Somethin Extra. I have a nice plywood workbench to work on. I purchased a couple Armstrong Fiber ceiling tiles to use as a base for pins. I started mocking up one of the wings and noticed the ceiling tiles have a slight curl to them towards the tips. Should I stop construction and find a better pin backing or will my wing be ok since my working bench is flat? I relly don;t want to have to spend any addtional money if I can help it. Thanks.
07-06-2004, 06:31 PM
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RE: Ceiling Tiles
If you happen to know someone building a new home you can often get a couple scrap pieces of drywall for free. These hold pins well (i usually use a small hammer to drive them in) and they are very flat.
07-06-2004, 08:59 PM
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RE: Ceiling Tiles
I almost bought the yellow backed ones, but they were so flimsy and didn;t seem like they would hold t-pins worth a hoot so I got the paper backed ones I guess. They are made by Armstrong and are suprisingly heavy. They seem to be made out of a paper/fiber material.
07-06-2004, 11:34 PM
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RE: Ceiling Tiles
I presume you are using the 2 ft. by 4 ft tiles - I.ve found that these often have a natural curl toward the finished side and if you flip them over the weight of the tile will flatten them out.
07-07-2004, 11:19 AM
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RE: Ceiling Tiles
Hi-
Took a piece of 2x4 ft ceiling tile (the white kind) and contact cemented it to a piece if 3/4 2x4 hardboard and drew a centerline down the middle. Stays flat, takes pins easily, and have been using it for over 20 years.
Took a piece of 2x4 ft ceiling tile (the white kind) and contact cemented it to a piece if 3/4 2x4 hardboard and drew a centerline down the middle. Stays flat, takes pins easily, and have been using it for over 20 years.
07-07-2004, 11:59 AM
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RE: Ceiling Tiles
I attached my tiles to 1/2 of a bifold (wood) door that I picked up at Lowes. I asked the person in the door department if he had a damaged door he would sell cheap. He had one without any hardware and sold it to me for $16.00. I got both halves and made a building board out of one side and will be building a cutting table with glass on top of the other one. I used 3M spray on adhesive to attach the tiles to the door, then sawed the edges off using a drywall saw.
