BIG plastic spacer, where do i get one from

[simonfraser]

Hi,
i need a 200 diameter x 45 mm thick spacer to raise the loo, can use wood, but this is likely to absorb . . . . . , would like to make this out of plastic, any ideas?

 

[Stingo]

Use a block of nylon.

 

[BlueMan]

Several plastic kitchen chopping boards?

 

[Graham_Wright]

Nylon?

I thought he didn't want it to absorb?

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Find a suitably sized plastic flower pot and use it to mould your own spacer out of fibreglass.
Fair winds! (on your sails /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[andybriars]

Delrin is what you want , last engineering firm i worked for used it ,its a hard plastic various diameters and thicknesess but where they got it from i dont no you could try engineering companys in your area

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Delrin or Nylon disk in the diameter he's after will be in the region of serious money. I don't know about prices at your part of the world but down here you could buy several bottles of Vodka for less. In fact I think that you would not be too far from the cost of a new loo. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[Anonymous]

If you have carpentry skills and tools then wood has to be the answer, surely? Consider facing marine ply with Formica and paint the other side. If you don't have the carpentry skills and tools you are going to face a big bill anyway - unless you come to an arrangement with anouther yachtie? Do his antifouling, maybe?

 

[pvb]

Possible solution...

An easy way of buying a large round solid lump is to buy a winch pad. OK, it's teak, but you could paint it and I don't think you'd have a big problem with absorption. You can get a 210mm diameter x 38mm high pad for about $15 from Thai Teak.

 

[john_morris_uk]

Re: Possible solution...

You could try coating the wood (ply/teak/iroko?) with epoxy first before you paint it.

 

[LadyInBed]

Would a large sheet of Perspex from B&Q or the like do the trick?

 

[mhouse]

Try a few layers of UPVC as use for facias /soffets( the solid stuff not the hollow. It cuts very easy,

 

[LadyInBed]

Yes, upvc sheet would do a good job at a reasonable price.

 

[mainmarine]

I have some perspex and upvc off cuts, just off out now, I will send you a pm tomorrow

 

[Freebee]

I would look on ebay first, there is an aluminium billet on there 200mm dia may be delrin if you look.

 

[Spuddy]

It's the thickness of 45mm that makes it more difficult. Haven't a clue about stuff that's easily available in that thickness but you could laminate several layers together. Sign companies have offcuts of acrylic then you need to buy the adhesive or sealant. No point in special Tensol cement cos you don't need the sheer strength; sikaflex would do it.
Me... I'd use some sort of hardwood and seal it with epoxy thinned with a drop of meths to soak in, followed by a few coats of unthinned then paint to give it apretty colour.
regards...spuddy

 

[Lakesailor]

How about cutting a hole in the floor and glassing a 2" depression in place. Lateral thinking applied vertically.

 

[wishbone]

Try Amari plastics they are nationwide they will have a offcut bin...wont be lot's of dosh if you do it in solid it will be better as water etc will always find a week spot to penitrate and cause smells! nylon would be best...less brittle than perspex or pollycarb

www.reflect-designs.co.uk

 

[simonfraser]

thanks, shall contact them

 

[simonfraser]

billet, intersting word, lost of posibilities using google, thanks.