best place to buy UHMW?

ConnorH · 12-16-2007, 05:21 PM

so for me i have been using corian which works ok but its kind of a nuisance to keep having to go to home depot and take corian. also it doesn't slide the smoothest as cutting board. But cutting board i dont have an blow torch to melt it and i dont have any around. Back on subject ive noticed that most longboard companys use UMHW to put on their slide gloves. I dont wanna spend 20 bucks on like one puck with a logo on it so where is the best website that you can buy UMHW from. I am maybe going to see if my other friends would wanna chip in and get some in bulk.

Also what is the best thickness to use for UMHW slide pucks?

Slim · 12-16-2007, 06:00 PM

I buy plastics for pucks at my local Tap Plastic shop. If you don't have one near to you, check the website: http://tapplastics.com/

Slim · 12-16-2007, 06:02 PM

As for thickness, I'd say something close to 1/2" is common. So either 3/8 or 1/2 or 5/8 or something like that. Any thicker and it gets heavy. Though you could use a thicker one on just the palm if you really do a lot of sliding and find that the thinner ones wear out to quickly for you. (but if you're making your own it'll be so cheap that I don't think you'll mind putting on a new one now and then).

spikedfro10 · 12-16-2007, 06:08 PM

get delrin, its sooo much smoother than uhmw. hit up a nearby plastics shop and see if they can hook you up with some scraps, thats how we do it.

ConnorH · 12-16-2007, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by spikedfro10

get delrin, its sooo much smoother than uhmw. hit up a nearby plastics shop and see if they can hook you up with some scraps, thats how we do it.

ya delrin looks nice but i hear it wears down faster

roflsore · 12-16-2007, 07:32 PM

corian > plastic

RBriggs85 · 12-18-2007, 05:24 PM

McMaster.Com

VulgarDisplayCFH · 12-18-2007, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by roflsore

corian > plastic

Heavy .

Meltzy · 12-20-2007, 03:33 AM

keep with the corian man, durable and slides like iiiccceee!

RBriggs85 · 12-20-2007, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Meltzy

keep with the corian man, durable and slides like iiiccceee!

Corian has about 1/3 of the durability that UHMW does..

It's all the same though I guess.
As long as your going fast that is..

assumeivan · 12-20-2007, 11:55 AM

For UHMW, is there a thickness that would be thin enough to bend without using a blow torch? I'm looking to attach a few pieces under my camera case, but I need a thinner piece that would bend around the bottom. I was thinking maybe .125 or .250?

SteveC · 12-20-2007, 02:16 PM

ebay perhaps it depends if you can cut it or not and whether the pink makes your eyes bleed

assumeivan · 12-20-2007, 02:20 PM

There was a site posted a long time ago.
Here it is:
Ultem Sheets, Delrin, Acetal, Teflon, Plastic, PVC Rods, UHMW and HDPE Sheets