Best source G10 fiberglass board

[bizirka]

Looking to create a heap of backing plates for my Olson - complete refit. I love Jamestown, but I wonder if there is a more economical source of fiberglass board (or any source of backing plate).

 

[us7070]

I bought several sheets on eBay

I think you need to search for "phenolic" , not "G10"

 

[Raz'r]

drive down to Alan Steel in Redwood City. they have odds and ends, lots of different thicknesses. it's a parts bin kind of approach though. I think they sell by the pound

 

[MangoMan]

I have gotten it through Grainger at pretty reasonable pricing.

 

[aA]

calpico is ssf has sheet form, though i'm not sure they sell the sheets. i've been able to acquire some random cut offs from them when there on other business. worth a call at the very least

 

[Expression]

McMaster-Carr is where I buy all my G10 and fiberglass sheets, rods, extrusions, etc. You need to set up an account, and the ordering is pretty archaic (you don't know tax and shipping until the order is filled and on its way), but if you can live with some idiosyncrasies, the website is nice, low prices, and fast shipping.

 

[glowmaster]

+1

mcmaster- carr

 

[silent bob]

McMaster-Carr is where I buy all my G10 and fiberglass sheets, rods, extrusions, etc. You need to set up an account, and the ordering is pretty archaic (you don't know tax and shipping until the order is filled and on its way), but if you can live with some idiosyncrasies, the website is nice, low prices, and fast shipping.

I sent my order in at 4:00pm, it didn't show up until 9:00am the following day.

Just kidding!

 

[weightless]

I bought several sheets on eBay

I think you need to search for "phenolic" , not "G10"

I could easily be misinformed here but I think "G10" is a subset of "phenolic".

G-10 is glass/epoxy. Phenolic covers different fibers and different glues.

When I hear phenolic I usually think of the paper or cotton reinforced products. There used to be a lot of phenolic boat bits (blocks and cams and so on).

 

[us7070]

I bought several sheets on eBay

I think you need to search for "phenolic" , not "G10"

I could easily be misinformed here but I think "G10" is a subset of "phenolic".
G-10 is glass/epoxy. Phenolic covers different fibers and different glues.

When I hear phenolic I usually think of the paper or cotton reinforced products. There used to be a lot of phenolic boat bits (blocks and cams and so on).

For whatever reason, when I needed to buy the stuff, I couldnt get a search for "g10" to work well

But a search for "phenolic sheet" yielded many results - most were g10.., but some were Bakelite and other plastics

 

[silent bob]

Garolite!

 

[WoobaGooba]

Ebay, McMaster ... In that order

 

[bizirka]

Thank you, everyone. The ebay tip was a good one - Norva Plastics (via ebay) sells it at less than half the price of all the other places. I will give the local SF areas a call too - great tip.

 

[us7070]

Thank you, everyone. The ebay tip was a good one - Norva Plastics (via ebay) sells it at less than half the price of all the other places. I will give the local SF areas a call too - great tip.

That's who I bought from

Quality seemed good

I ended up ordering several piece over a period of several days.., and had to pay shipping on each one - don't make that mistake. I am pretty sure they will combine shipping

The shipping was very fast though

 

[bizirka]

Great! what a quick resolve. I appreciate everyones help. I just ordered 5 square feet of the stuff.

 

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