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Silicone sheets in north america

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 7:02 am
by Wheatlpa
Hi All,

I am trying to find a source for silicone sheets here in north america. I have searched the forum with no luck. I have emailed a source in Germany but they will not ship a small amount that i need and getting triple the size just so they will ship also greatly increases the shipping costs. I have also contacted a supplier in China as listed on the wiki but they never returned my emails.

So, if anyone has a suggestion or connection can you let me know. I could go the plastic route, but i just feel bad about throwing away large amounts of plastic after the vacuum process is done.

Thanks!

Pat

Re: Silicone sheets in north america

Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2019 11:39 am
by MontuckyMadman
Did u try these people?
U have to know exactly what u want to buy from them.
http://www.diversifiedsilicone.net/index.html

Hows bout these?
http://sscrubber.com
Http://www.rubbercal.com

The chinese are the hungriest.
U should hear from someone in 12 hours minimum if not try another. There all prolly part of the same conglomerate owed by the government. Try to post a supplier request with specifics? Size thickness durometer elongation tear...yadda yadda.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.alibaba. ... sheet.html

Re: Silicone sheets in north america

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2019 10:55 am
by Wheatlpa
Hi MM,

Thanks for the tip and sorry for the delay in saying so. I contacted SSCRubber and they had everything i was looking for. Now i just need to figure out the best way to building the mould for the ski press. Look for more questions soon.

Pat

Re: Silicone sheets in north america

Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2019 9:06 am
by Wvmtnbiker
I would try to get a sheet that has a elongation in the 700 range - anything less is extra work. I couldn’t find anything reasonably priced in the states so a Chinese one was about $200 including shipping. I used rubber cal sheets for a few years but they didn’t last and weren’t flexible enough. Same with the sheets from joe woodworker. The 700 sheets from rubber cal were expensive. I’ll look up the info if you need it. It took a couple of weeks to get it.

Re: Silicone sheets in north america

Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2019 9:24 am
by Wvmtnbiker
$130 for 1mm x900mm x2500 mm - $40 shipping.

Model # DH2211 high tear strength silicone rubber sheet

https://deerhunter.en.alibaba.com/produ ... 6999FCz38s

Re: Silicone sheets in north america

Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2019 9:28 am
by Wheatlpa
Awesome sauce! i will check them out and place an order soon. Thanks for the link.

Re: Silicone sheets in north america

Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 6:27 am
by Jonrezz
I just placed an order for the DH2211 last week. they were friendly and responsive. $150 for 900mm x 2600mm x 1 mm shipped to NY, USA. I browsed the US sites but wasn't crazy about their selection - elongation in particular wasn't as good.

They mentioned that it will take longer than usual to ship due to covid - I'll follow up and let you know how it is when it arrives!

Thanks for the link! I've been looking for a place to buy this material for a long time as well.

Re: Silicone sheets in north america

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 12:14 pm
by Wheatlpa
I just wanted to update this post on what i went with. I contacted the people at SSCrubber and they were very helpful and answered quickly. I ended up getting their item ARP-T-50-062-36 which is a 50 durometer sheet .062" thick and 36" wide. A length of 3 yards cost me 98$ and 35$ shipping to Vermont.

I am not sure if this is similar to the high tear strength from deerhunter but i gave it a trial run over the weekend and it seems to work so this will do for now. If it fails i will chalk it up to a learning experience and see about getting something from deerhunter.

Thanks for all of the information on this.

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