Horse stall mat rubber?

oh, didn't read that first part. Does this stuff really make your hands smell? i don't care, just wondering how bad it is.
 
i found some at stallmats.com but there are so many to chose from. what is the best stuff? thanks for the patience.

dave
 
i use neoprene instead of horse stall mat and i use regular superglue to hold it on with. almost every knife that art summers gave me has neoprene and some are going on 18 years old and only 1 came loose but i didnt have the surface roughed up enough where it came loose at. i used to get this one type of superglue that cost about $40. for a small bottle but a friend who worked where they made the stuff said i could get by with the store bought glue just as well. i made a chopper last month that i put neoprene on and chopped down a few elm trees without any problems. one was at least 8" across. if you want to see the knife i just posted some pictures at my new website. http://sites.google.com/site/richardjsknives/Home/more-knife-pics-and-vids/more-knife-pictures
 
Gorilla Glue has a new superglue on the market that has some flexability to it and is advertised as being impact resistant. I bet it would work better than regular SG. I have used it on some projects and really like it.

$5 for two tubes at home depot.
 
If you live in or near a larger centre, look up gasket companies in the area.

I found a place yesterday and got 3 square feet of 3/8" black neoprene for 30.00 and a 2.5" x 5' strip of 1/4" for $10.00 to surface my grinder wheel with. I only asked for 4' but he gave me 5'.

this stuff doesn't smell quite as bad as the horsestall mat and is a solid texture not super granular like the HSM.
 
jdm61 said:
A lot of guys use the Tractor Supply mat. I made a test knife using super glue and no pins. Like Ian said, a couple of the Dutch smiths use thick blocks of the stuff for through tang knives. You might want to ask Toni Oostendorp how he does it. Eastvillageknives.com, IIRC.
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We buy big chunks of rubber over here, the piece I bought was 2" high about 20" wide and 20" long. enough for a couple of knives. we can buy it in different hardnesses. when you use it and drill the tang out, it is a good idea to keep it as tight as possible. The rubber block will stick to the tang without glue or a pin. Off course you should use glue and the pin, but just to show how it fits.

here's a picture of a demo blade for which i used the rubber...

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greetings,

Toni
 
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