Home-made spacer material ?

rebeltf

rebeltf

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Hey folks , was curious......... Been meaning to work on some more knife mods , forgot to order some vulcanized spacer material from TKM though , so I was curious if anyone has heard of a "home brew" method for making this stuff.
I am trying to make some but don't know what to expect.


Thanks , Todd
 
I doubt you could vulcaize the stuff at home, but if you got kids with toys around you could sacrifice some plastic toys to a higher cause. most kids toys come in a rainbow of colors. Scuff up the plastic to get the shiny glaze off and test for epoxy adhesion. Epoxy won't stick to some plastics. Also try gasket material from an auto parts store.
Just a thought if you're in a real pinch.
 
Some people have cut it out of plastic dinner plates you can get from the local grocery- Bright RED- Blue- Yellow See what they have or check the local party store
 
I have make it out of construction paper and colored cardboard. I then saturate it with Minwax Wood Hardener.
 
I've used plastic/rubber base board trim. You know the commercial kind that you see in resteraunts and hospitals. It's a lot thicker than the vulcanized rubber but it's got ridges on back for glue adhesion to the wall. You have to sand these off so you can get a good tight fit against your other stock.
God bless,
Stitch
P.S. Your local lumberyard should have some. It comes in rolls and you can buy it by the foot.
 
Hit the local plastic fabrication shop or local plastic supplier. They will have a scrap bin of cuttoffs and dammaged material. They usually sell it pretty cheap. (avoid anything that looks like it contains glass fiber)

They should be able to tell you at the shop what it is. Harder plastics generally grind better and polish better.
 
guitar pickguard material is available in lots of cool colors and patterns. b/w/b, w/b/w, solids, white or colored pearl, tortoise-shell, etc.

http://www.wdmusic.com/pickguard_blanks_13534_ctg.htm
http://www.warmoth.com/supplies/supplies.cfm?fuseaction=pickguard
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Pickguards/Pickguard_materials.html

The apparent advantages are it comes in a a wide variety of colors/color combos, and a pickguard-sized sheet, if cut carefully, would be enough spacer material for many many knives. If you order some pearl and don't use it, it's not going to go bad or anything. It's very easy to cut and sand to a smooth satin finish.

inlay and purfling material, may also be of interest:

http://www.warmoth.com/supplies/supplies.cfm?fuseaction=inlay
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Inlay,_pearl.html
 
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