Thread: Material for overhead console ?

G'day

If you are handy with timber ply is the way to go. Depending on the span and supports 10mm would be ample. If screwing into end grain pre drill it will stop splitting. Normal ply (structural) will be fine as marine ply is for boat building. There is no difference in the glue between the two ply's, the timber used in marine ply is the difference, there is no floors in marine ply as extreme strength is required of boat building.

Happy building.

Regards

I would use a combination of folded aluminium sheet and waterproofed 3 or 5mm ply, all covered in front-runner.

What about making a mould out of ply and then using fibreglass? That's what the "Rono" consoles are made out of, and I imagine they would be strong and very light.

Anyway, I'd be keen to aid and abet, as I'm still keen to do the same in mine.

Really i thought marine ply was "more waterproof" than normal structural ply ?

Folding alloy a bit of a PITA and beyond me at the moment _ i'll stick with wood methiinks.

Fibreglass ! Get bent. if I wanted fibreglass I'd get a Corvette.
(Real reason is I've done some fibreglassing before and it cut me up and nearly killed me with fumes and I hate the bloody stufff!)

Biggest problem is working out how to attach the console to the roof !

(I have removed the hoodlining pernanently and can see the ribs, but obviously will need to have some sort of upper structure in teh console to screw to these ribs.)

don’t forget the pics - i need to build one for the s3
my plan was marine ply too.

If this is for a Defender then you want a 'factory' looking overhead console.










Therefore, sheet metal & rivets will do nicely .

Oh, and one more thing.....











.....drain holes .

Originally Posted by VladTepes

Really i thought marine ply was "more waterproof" than normal structural ply ?

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Yes as Phantum said.

Both marine and structural ply use Resorcinol glue.