ZetaTre Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 It appears to be common practice yo use polycarbonate sheets to make spacers normally used to protect metal board. I was checking out the McMaster-Carr catalog, an industrial supply retailer, and I was wondering if anyone has been experimenting using other material. For example: have anyone tried to put a film of rubber between the polycarb sheet and the board, let's say a 0.01"-0.02" thick sheet of 70 Shore A polyurethane (similar to what is used to make shoe heels or cutting boards)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 polycarb is easy to fabricate/cut /drill I have also used plastic laminate like used on kitchen counter tops... it works ok too. Brittle to fab fine detail but if you take care they work ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateW Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 I built spacers out of 1/2" HDPE years ago, mostly just because the board's inserts didn't match the my bindings. It was a bit heavy (more due to the two sets of fasteners than the spacers themselves) but it worked very well. The board broke before the spacers did. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Last year ran 6mm cork floor tile as spacers. Cork is lightweight, waterproof, cold tolerant, and made of sealed air cells so it has a shock absorbing capability as well. There's a little compression if you leave your bindings permanently bolted down, so watch you don't bottom out your binding screws in the inserts. Have used HDPE kitchen chopping board as well, especially for custom binding cants. SunSurfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Automotive gasket material available in many thicknesses and material. Have used cork based material. Easy to work with, silicone cork composite very flexible make sure you place it with printing up as colour will bleed if placed against board. Does not scratch or leave marks on board! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZetaTre Posted March 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Thank you guys... Now that you mentioned it, I think I remember seeing at AutoZone some cork based sheets used to make custom gaskets. Did you guys put it between the board and the polycarb or just plain cork between cork & bindings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCrimson Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 I used 2 layers of drain gasketing under my polycarb for a while. It ripped so I took it off. I have one layer of drain gasketing under my TD2's elastomer. I don't know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Using cork under prototype plate hardware to prevent scuffing on board.So far works to prevent marks but you have to check screws for compaction of gasket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 6mm cork floor tile only. Ditto to lowriders comment about compression and having to be careful with mounting screws. Grips binding and board well. Used for 10+ days without problems of cracking/fragmentation. SunSurfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZetaTre Posted April 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 I've picked up a sheet of Lexan from HD last night and cut it to shape. Unfortunately Ace/AutoZone were closed by the time I got home so I couldn't get the cork and finish the project... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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