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| Author: | Florian Schneider [ Sat May 21, 2011 10:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Do you make your own teflon strips? |
Hi everyone! I just found myself wondering if any of you cut their own teflon purfling strips..... I know you can buy them at lmii etc but I just find 4$ each for a possible one time job too much. I found Todd Stock writing about him milling UHMW-PE strips here: viewtopic.php?f=10101&t=17837&p=253469&hilit=+teflon+strip#p253469 Is there another way to do that? Or am I just really cheap? greetings, florian |
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Sat May 21, 2011 11:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you make your own teflon strips? |
I would love to know where to buy a sheet of .066 thick teflon .. Stew mac says the stuff they sell is that thick, but its really only .0625 or .063 .. if you have shell thats a thou or two over, its a bear to get in. They used to sell .066, but havent had any in a while ... my stock is geting low. |
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| Author: | Pegasusguitars [ Sat May 21, 2011 12:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you make your own teflon strips? |
Yes, the teflon strips are cheap easy to make. You can buy teflon in sheet form in various lengths thicknesses from supply houses on the web. I use mostly .063 and .098 shell strips. Conveniently, teflon comes in .063 thickness, however it is easy to cut any size teflon strips you want. I glue the sheet down to 1/8" mahogany plywood with contact cement, the flammable kind, and cut it cleanly on the table saw. Once cut, the backing comes right off and any residue glue just strips off easily using your fingernail. I use cheap 7 1/4" carbide Skilsaw type blades from the hardware store. Cheap and not much kerf. Good luck with yur projects.-Bob |
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| Author: | Florian Schneider [ Mon May 23, 2011 2:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you make your own teflon strips? |
Thanks for the advice everyone! I think I'll get some UHWM-PE and cut that to size. It's difficult enough to find some metric materials for luthiers. Hope to find the time to post some pics and builds soon. cheers |
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| Author: | nickton [ Tue May 24, 2011 2:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you make your own teflon strips? |
please excuse my ignorance but what is UHWM-PE? |
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| Author: | mqbernardo [ Tue May 24, 2011 6:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you make your own teflon strips? |
wikipedia makes it easy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-high ... lyethylene cheers, Miguel. |
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