Notched Adhesive Spreader?

[nigelmercier]

Does anyone know where I can get about a dozen notched adhesive spreaders, the type that come free?

Something like this, but not a staggering £16 EACH!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131306331671

 

[sailorman]

use a brush

 

[simonfraser]

plastic bank card, old one, 10 mins of DIY ?

 

[grafozz]

put a file across an offcut of 4mm ply and make your own grooves ,
used this in over 20 years of laminating , takes 2 mins , costs nothing ,
£ 16 left for 10 litres of wine ... well here ,anyway !

 

[JumbleDuck]

Does anyone know where I can get about a dozen notched adhesive spreaders, the type that come free?

Any DIY store or builders' merchant, in the tile cement department. I think I paid 30p last time I needed one.

 

[oldsaltoz]

Pinking scissors.

 

[cliff]

http://www.axminster.co.uk/west-system-notched-spreaders

http://www.cfsnet.co.uk/acatalog/Notched_Spreaders.html

 

[kirr]

From Amazon

 

[nigelmercier]

Any DIY store or builders' merchant, in the tile cement department. I think I paid 30p last time I needed one.

There seem to be plenty of tile adhesive spreaders, but they are way too coarse.

 

[cliff]

There seem to be plenty of tile adhesive spreaders, but they are way too coarse.

What part of these is too coarse? or didn't you open the links?

http://www.axminster.co.uk/west-system-notched-spreaders

http://www.cfsnet.co.uk/acatalog/Notched_Spreaders.html

The cfsnet ones are cheaper. When I bought the last drum of resin the nice man in the shop threw in a pack of these - great for spreading resin, wood glue, impact adhesive etc.

 

[nigelmercier]

What part of these is too coarse? or didn't you open the links?...

Yes I did, thank you. Unfortunately they are at least 10 times the price I want to pay. Flat spreaders are easily available at around 20p each.

 

[PCUK]

Cut an old saw with the required fine teeth into short lengths. Perfect.

 

[Amulet]

This: http://www.adkwik.co.uk/Red-Plastic-Spreaders-5pk_A1K5A8.aspx is still nearly a quid each, but better than Wests.

 

[sarabande]

ice cream carton (they are polyethylene) and pinking shears (the zig-zag ones)

F R E E

 

[Hydrozoan]

ice cream carton (they are polyethylene) and pinking shears (the zig-zag ones) ...

You may patent this novel use of the carton, but not of the shears - see #6 .

 

[nigelmercier]

ice cream carton (they are polyethylene) and pinking shears (the zig-zag ones)

Pinking shears are still too course, but I like the idea of eating more ice cream.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Pinking shears are still too course, but I like the idea of eating more ice cream.

If you're careful with the shears you can make two passes, effectively doubling the triangular points and making them half of the original size.

 

[nigelmercier]

If you're careful with the shears you can make two passes, effectively doubling the triangular points and making them half of the original size.

I also value my testicles far too much to borrow my wife's pinking shears.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

I also value my testicles far too much to borrow my wife's pinking shears.

If that really worries you, you don't need them.

 

[sailorman]

Cut an old saw with the required fine teeth into short lengths. Perfect.

have you tried to cut a saw

formica + a saw file