Hi,
I can't find a straight answer in any of the product descriptions or reviews; are the laser cut melamine pieces for the Rostock printer actually wood laminated with melamine or solid melamine?
S.
Melamine pieces for Rostock 3D printer
Re: Melamine pieces for Rostock 3D printer
They're coated, not solid melamine. 
Re: Melamine pieces for Rostock 3D printer
Thank you, so melamine over fiberboard (mdf)?
Re: Melamine pieces for Rostock 3D printer
Thank you.
Re: Melamine pieces for Rostock 3D printer
Hi Charger,
There is something more to it. In my region (Netherlands) the same material is not sold to consumers/hobbyists. There is the most used glued together wood splinters (chips from chipwood are much bigger more like 1 inch, but the dutch name "vezel plaat" would suggest fiber, like in MDF but that is again almost beyond visible range). but being at the first few things to do with my Rostock MAX vsn 2 I am getting delayed by a wrong melamine board(nr 4 instead of 1) in my shipment so I am curious. none of this stuff is water proof, not even moist proof. The melamine surface from the rims of the board is wettable and it shows because the surface darkens somewhat but beyond that it doesn't really suck in any water, not even strong detergents as far as I tested. The laser cut surfaces have been very hot and the stuff smells like my orange electronic circuit boards are on fire. I tried to get the stench away with my detergent but no way. So probably the outside is a nice hard coat of Melamine loaded with white powder, titanium oxide or so, which helps to make the surface almost scratch proof. the fiber inside is like MDF or HDF but waterproofed probably also with melamine. There is some layering going on so like MDF it splits along the layer boundaries. In constructions you have to be aware of that.
I'm thinking of painting the sides with a small roller, I've already removed the protective paper. That might reduce the "house on fire" thought whenever I enter my house.
Good luck, Herman.
There is something more to it. In my region (Netherlands) the same material is not sold to consumers/hobbyists. There is the most used glued together wood splinters (chips from chipwood are much bigger more like 1 inch, but the dutch name "vezel plaat" would suggest fiber, like in MDF but that is again almost beyond visible range). but being at the first few things to do with my Rostock MAX vsn 2 I am getting delayed by a wrong melamine board(nr 4 instead of 1) in my shipment so I am curious. none of this stuff is water proof, not even moist proof. The melamine surface from the rims of the board is wettable and it shows because the surface darkens somewhat but beyond that it doesn't really suck in any water, not even strong detergents as far as I tested. The laser cut surfaces have been very hot and the stuff smells like my orange electronic circuit boards are on fire. I tried to get the stench away with my detergent but no way. So probably the outside is a nice hard coat of Melamine loaded with white powder, titanium oxide or so, which helps to make the surface almost scratch proof. the fiber inside is like MDF or HDF but waterproofed probably also with melamine. There is some layering going on so like MDF it splits along the layer boundaries. In constructions you have to be aware of that.
I'm thinking of painting the sides with a small roller, I've already removed the protective paper. That might reduce the "house on fire" thought whenever I enter my house.
Good luck, Herman.