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| Author: | Eric Reid [ Mon Feb 18, 2013 4:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | source for off-white tap plate stock ? |
I have a customer who would like cream or ivory colored tap plates on his flamenco guitar (ivory colored, not ivoroid). I could make something with epoxy resins, but I'd rather find the right material in sheet stock. So far, no luck. I'm looking for plastic in a .010-.020" thickness. Any ideas? |
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| Author: | Greg B [ Wed Feb 20, 2013 1:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: source for off-white tap plate stock ? |
You'll probably have to get on the phone with some plastic suppliers, hobby shops, craft stores, etc. Not everything is listed online. ABS used to come in a 'natural' translucent cream color, but I haven't seen it for a while. Another idea would be to contact some custom guitar pick makers. They tend to have lots of thin sheet stock around. |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: source for off-white tap plate stock ? |
Buy the white & experiment with staining it. Mc |
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| Author: | Trevor Gore [ Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: source for off-white tap plate stock ? |
If push comes to shove (as they say) you might want to check out the Formica/Laminex ranges. If you go to a supplier you should be able to get off-cuts of just the ~0.020 laminate. Wouldn't be my first choice, but if there's nothing else...and a better tap tone than floppy plastic. 
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| Author: | Eric Reid [ Thu Feb 21, 2013 1:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: source for off-white tap plate stock ? |
Those are all good ideas. Thanks. |
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| Author: | timoM [ Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: source for off-white tap plate stock ? |
I have some solid surface (corian) material that is ivory colored off white, be more than happy to send you some. Let me know. T |
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| Author: | B. Howard [ Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: source for off-white tap plate stock ? |
If Corian could be brought to an appropriate thickness it would be one of my first choices. A P-LAM like Formica would be a nightmare, absolutely no chance to level anything out after it's glued in. The color is only on the surface, maybe a mil thick at best so it can be scratched through quite easily, the sub layer of the finish is always bright white. Color core Formica may be an option but I think it only comes in the thicker VGS type (.050") and it is difficult to cut and shape as it has a tendency to split and tear. |
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| Author: | timoM [ Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: source for off-white tap plate stock ? |
The beauty of solid surface materials is machinability, yes it comes in a .500" sheet but can be sawn, planed, routed, sanded and polished easier than perhaps any material I know. Accept perhaps lignum vitae.  T
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