cheap and easy layered spacers

[Jake Evans]

Just thought I'd pass this along... a good source of cheap layered spacers is the plastic material used in making nametags. Any shop that makes those nametags usually has a supply of different colors on hand and wll usually sell pieces at a reasonable cost.The stuff looks really good too.

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Jake Evans

 

[Glenn]

I have been eyeing my son's legos for spacers. The big ones for toddlers are large enough to cut a few pieces out of. They are fairly impact resistant and come in quite a few colors.

Regards,
Glenn

 

[goshawk]

If you can find alum. road signs at scrap
yards they make excellent spacers - easy to file work on and shine up like the best nickel.

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[cjensema]

The plastic on old 3.5" floppy computer disks might make good spacer material. It looks hard and it comes in many colors.

I was also looking at the old 5" floppy disks that I no longer use. The outer black plastic material is very tough and looks like it might make good thin spacers.

I plan to try both of these materials.

While I was cutting apart an old disk I discovered that the cloth inside those old 5" floppy disks makes a fantastic eye glasses cleaner. Try it!

Carl

 

[CAL]

Try bowling balls! The colored ones look great. A yellow one looks like amber. You can get them at yard sales and flea markets for about a buck. One ball goes a long way.