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I have a treadmill without the wood board 'inside' the rolling carpet. I know the measurements but not the material.
I think it shouldnt be plywood as it cannot offer much resistance to the carpet, I remember it was a bit glossy.
Any ideas?
Thanks!

>> No.1969641

>>1969624
Want to say some kind of melamine for slip but you wont get that to hold a human without osb or ply underneath.
A kitchen worktop offcuts MAYBE.

>> No.1969679

>>1969624
I ripped apart a treadmill, it had MDF inside with black paint on it.

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1969759

Imagine wanting to use a treadmill as an actual treadmill and not just scrapping it for the steel, rollers, DC motor, and motor controller...

>> No.1969874

>>1969759
true, I just want to sell it. Unfortunately for pieces it's worthless

>> No.1969876

>>1969874
The motors sell for more on Ebay than youll ever get as a treadmill

>> No.1970052

>>1969624
Get a sheet of MDF and cover it with hardboard if you really want to diy. Otherwise, buy a new deck from sportsmith or fitnessrepairparts.

>>1969679
It is MDF but it's usually faced with something rather than painted. I don't know with what, but I've been able to chip it off on some I've worked on.

>>1969759
>scrapping
I sold 300lbs of treadmill motors today for $24. Parting out a single residential unit probably isn't worthwhile.

>> No.1970431

>>1970052
>I sold 300lbs of treadmill motors today for $24. Parting out a single residential unit probably isn't worthwhile.

I should have said salvaging instead of scrapping. The DC motor and motor controller are useful for DIY stuff. The steel and rollers are as well.

>> No.1970478

HDF laminated

>> No.1970481

>>1969624

It's probably HDPE, maybe UHMW. Both are pretty slick and offer decent wear resistance. Some might use PTFE or something similar. Any of those would work, although they're all a huge pain in the ass to adhere to anything. I'd suggest figuring out some way to fasten a sheet of it mechanically, if I were you. A recessed line of screws at either end should work fine, I'd think.

Could just use a solid block of the stuff, I suppose, but I don't even want to know what a chunk of PTFE that size would cost. Even HDPE wouldn't be that cheap at that kind of girth.