Hey Mike,



Thanks for the compliment on the cages. I haven't bought any melamine from a box store in years, but I think it's the same. The difference is the box stores only sell white and a lot of it, so they can sell it cheaper. The place I buy mine from is a wholesale place, minimum order, tax id, all that stuff. I pay $20 for white, gray and black are $28 and oak and maple are $33. Remember this is a place the public can't go, so your $45 melamine is probably about right.



We were using the gray melamine, because we thought the white would be too bright in racks and cages. Now we use only the maple, it's amazing how authentic it looks. We are building cabinets for a clients kitchen right now out of real maple and I have compared the melamine to the plywood and they look the same.



I looked at the link you posted on Fooooooood below and found some interesting info. If you have a chance look at my two posts and let me now your opinion.



Later,

Randy
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