Mr Motivator Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 I've looked and looked, searched and searched and googled and googled for places where I can buy some rubber.. Yes for pads. So where are all you pad boys getting it from ay? (Y) Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 do you have a local industrial estate? (Y)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Haha, I Googled, found loads (Y) And here starts the 'I'll make my own pads' fad over again... I wonder if we'll end with with a couple more new companies from it, hehe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted August 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Theres loads of industrial estate stuff in Emsworth and Havant but I had trouble searching for rubber there. (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_soon_to_be Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 to do connections, get a bag full and melt them down in the kitchen no but really look in the yell pages, or ask the tyre companies if they have any spare, just an idea gaz........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 You'll never get me lucky charms! ← As everyone has said, industrial estates are a good bet but since you've tried looking maybe take the yellow pages out and have a gander? if not theres always call 118 500 and ask for rubber suppliers in your area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Smith Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 does anyone know if the material used is some kind of monothane? just wondering................. cheers ash (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aust Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 its not rubber that is used for pads..... i will say no more.... as its took some comapnies a lot of research into materials.... and its just not fair on them if i tell every tom dick n harry what the materials called (Y) hope you understand.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted August 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 its not rubber that is used for pads..... i will say no more.... as its took some comapnies a lot of research into materials.... and its just not fair on them if i tell every tom dick n harry what the materials called (Y) hope you understand.. ← You know that about as useful as a chocolate tea pot. Like someone saying I've got a secret but I cant tell you. TELL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koxx_TryAll Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 You know that about as useful as a chocolate tea pot. Like someone saying I've got a secret but I cant tell you. TELL!! ← Chocalate Teapots are good for a fair few seconds. (Y) Chears dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Companies waste there time then, i found sum rubber jammed it on sum backings and its awsome, took about 5seconds to relise it was in front of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom e Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 (edited) isn't it just polyurethane? Edited August 2, 2005 by tom!e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 im sure it comes in granual form ready for injection mounding or i totally wrong (Y)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aust Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 You know that about as useful as a chocolate tea pot. Like someone saying I've got a secret but I cant tell you. TELL!! ← it is useful... because ive told you its not rubber... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durkie Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 it is useful... because ive told you its not rubber... ← what a crock of shit. it's polyurethane and you can formulate it millions of different ways. you give absolutely zero away when you tell someone that it's polyurethane. it's like saying your bike is made out of metal. and companies don't deserve any protection. this isn't a trade secret. if they don't want people messing with their products then they shouldn't be releasing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted August 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 Ok, well soft plastic then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally Posted August 4, 2005 Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 I used to buy it in sheet form, made to a certain thickness for my white backings. You have to buy it in quite big quantities though, and is not easy to get hold of samples in the thickness you want. I now buy it in granule form which is a little harder to get hold of. But i dont think granules would be a lot of use to you, without the tooling. B) Get on google, and buy a big roll. :P But its not easy and it will cost money. In fact it is probably cheaper to buy pads in the long run, also it is alot kinder on your hands and a lot less stressful to just buy pads. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomass666 Posted August 4, 2005 Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 A chocolate teapot would be extremely useful if you were hungry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatsink Posted August 4, 2005 Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 ......In fact it is probably cheaper to buy pads in the long run, also it is alot kinder on your hands and a lot less stressful to just buy pads. :blink: ← Tell me about it! It's all cost me alot more in terms of time, money and stress than I was ever expecting. After starting to go down the road and becoming comitted to it I've forked out many thousands of pounds to get to this point with backing supply and quality moulded pads sorted. The final part of the jigsaw puzzle is very thorough and objective testing (not subjective!) For the testing, it really is a full time job and so easy to be affected by other perceptions such as colour and who the supplier is etc. I just don't have time to do this aswell, hence me pausing pad supply again and turning to Adam for his honest assessments. If you're going to do some testing and eliminate a good deal of the subjective side, you could copy the model that we've currently got going. I send Adam pads which look identical to the previous ones (same colour and height) and only tell him about their source and the grade once he's come to his own conclusions based solely on how they ride. In the long run this approach will be worthwhile because the performance of the compound will be understood as clearly as possible so there will be no need for any embarassing pauses to do more testing! :"> Getting the right compound takes a long time - some grades that last really well don't grip, whilst the majority of commonly available grades grip great but don't last long. Then there's finding a decent supplier who can release the compound so it's consistantly to the same spec - for example the usual softness tolerances are really a bit wide for the ideal pad spec. Plus how to get the pads into the right shape to fit the backings presents problems - either spend ages (it took me 1 hour of concentrated work to make a pair of pads by hand) cutting your fingers to ribbons, or dig deep into your pocket to get a mould tool sorted out. All very time consuming, annoying, and often costly! Looking at my finances, I won't be making any money on the pads for quite a while. But I could have easily blown the same amount of money on something like a fancy car I guess, and for me the pads have kept me busy and interested! Good luck! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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