smckeown
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| posted on 13/1/09 at 01:47 PM |
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Need help sourcing these rubber products
Firstly i'm looking for rubber sheet to make custom firewall blanking plugs. The sheet / rubber needs to be suitable, in terms of fire
resistance and not giving off nasty chemicals if caught within a fire.
I've searched and searched and i'll be buggered if I can find any suppleir ti sell small quantities of say 50cm square and 6-10mm
thick.
Secondly, that soft black rubber screen wash hose, not the hard plastic clear stuff.
Any ideas where I can get these ?
cheers
sean
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r1_pete
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| posted on 13/1/09 at 01:55 PM |
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Can't halp with the rubber, but how about 4mm bore silicone vacuum hose for the washers, tons of it on fleabay..
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nick205
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| posted on 13/1/09 at 02:00 PM |
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Have you tried Woolies for the rubber sheet. I haven't checked, but they do quite a range of rubber
sheet/mat/section.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 13/1/09 at 02:02 PM |
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Daft question but why rubber?? If it’s that big a hole then I'd use aluminium sheet then small normal grommets for wires and cables. One
possibility I suppose would be to use the fire blanket material for when soldering pipes as that’s obviously fire proof and flexible and might do the
job your after, plus it looks like carbon fibre  you could even put it infront of rubber sheet if needs be
the solder matt I mean -
[Edited on 13/1/09 by Mr Whippy]
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02GF74
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| posted on 13/1/09 at 02:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smckeown
Firstly i'm looking for rubber sheet to make custom firewall blanking plugs.
permanent blanking or you want access?>
if the former, rivet on aluminium sheet.
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smckeown
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| posted on 13/1/09 at 02:26 PM |
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thanks guys, i'll speak to woolies about their rubber. Interesting idea about making the holes smaller to use maybe standard size gromets if I
panel using ali
it's permenant fitment
cheers
sean
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smckeown
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| posted on 13/1/09 at 04:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Have you tried Woolies for the rubber sheet. I haven't checked, but they do quite a range of rubber
sheet/mat/section.
I spoke to woolies and they even performed some ad-doc fire testing for me. It started off well with the rubber specification being able to withstand
-20 ro +90 degrees. But the fire testing concluded it's not self extinguishing and the fumes it gives off is probably toxic.
I will look more into the ali and gromet route I think.
[Edited on 13/1/09 by smckeown]
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adithorp
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| posted on 13/1/09 at 04:44 PM |
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What are you using the grommets on that they have to be fireproof/self-extinguishing? How long are you planning on staying in the car once it bursts
into flames?
adrian
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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smckeown
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| posted on 13/1/09 at 04:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
What are you using the grommets on that they have to be fireproof/self-extinguishing? How long are you planning on staying in the car once it bursts
into flames?
adrian
It's a sprint car, I like to be safe where I can
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philhoward
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| posted on 13/1/09 at 04:57 PM |
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Have a look at Seals + Direct website as they sell small rolls of rubber.
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Dingz
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| posted on 13/1/09 at 05:09 PM |
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You could try this company for rubber sheet, Mantek 01252 343335 I think you will need silicone to be self extinguishing
[Edited on 13/1/09 by Dingz]
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philhoward
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| posted on 13/1/09 at 05:16 PM |
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Neoprene is self extinguishing. Ie when a flame is on it it will burn. As soon as the flame is taken away the fire will go out
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smckeown
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| posted on 13/1/09 at 06:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by philhoward
Neoprene is self extinguishing. Ie when a flame is on it it will burn. As soon as the flame is taken away the fire will go out
cheers, this ebay seller seems to offer a good range of neoprene
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