persplex wash boards

[fontmell]

Hi

Any recomendations as to where can cet some made Southampton, New Forest Lymington area please

many thanks

 

[alexrunic]

you can buy it on ebay and cut you own easily with a jig saw, might be a cheaper option. I would go for polycarbonate such as lexan as much stronger that perspex.

 

[VicS]

Yellow pages or Yell.com will no doubt find suppliers but two who advertise regularly in PBO and have been used by forumites are www.sunlightplastics.co.uk (Waterlooville) and www.talkingplastics.com (Horndean) are two I can offer in the slightly wider Solent area.

Your choice is between acrylic, such as Perspex, or the impact resistant polycarbonate ... the material used for riot shields etc.

 

[oldsaltoz]

Perspex is not a good idea, get a sheet and drop a small bag of sand on to simulate a person slipping.

The results are not pretty with sharp edges and long shards.

Go something a bit stronger, lexan is pretty good and there are many others available.

Ring your local sign writer, they will tell what is safest and cut it to size.

Avagoodweekend......

 

[Twister_Ken]

Give Philip Muller in Chandlers Ford a call.

023 8026 0296.

He has just remade a hatch for me, and mentioned that he does a lot of custom washboards.

 

[sailorman]

Wot do Lewmar use for Hatches /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

Quote-- Utilising thicker acrylic /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Ubergeekian]

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you can buy it on ebay and cut you own easily with a jig saw, might be a cheaper option. I would go for polycarbonate such as lexan as much stronger that perspex.

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Most of the eBay suppliers will cuts to size at little or no extra cost as well.

Although polycarbonate certainly starts stronger, I have seen references to a 90% drop in strength in one year ...

 

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Not bought washboards off Hadlow Marine but got good service buying sealing tape from them.