Locally would be better, but online might be okay too.
I bet something at home depot is made out of this.
I need two 16 inch by 10 inch pieces.
Some one told me maybe a marine shop, but it is kind of far for me.
Sorry, if this is the wrong section.
I bet something at home depot is made out of this.
I need two 16 inch by 10 inch pieces.
Some one told me maybe a marine shop, but it is kind of far for me.
Sorry, if this is the wrong section.
McMaster-Carr has it. I think they operate a warehouse in NJ. See Marine Grade Sheets for example:
McMaster-Carr: HDPE polyethylene
Not sure what thickness you need...
McMaster-Carr: HDPE polyethylene
Not sure what thickness you need...
Grainger has HDPE and a variety of other plastic in various thickness, size and color.
If you have TAP Plastics nearby, they're also an excellent source. I *think* that Online Metals also carries it.
There's also a lot of HDPE cutting boards available at kitchen supply places, which are easily repurposed.
There's also a lot of HDPE cutting boards available at kitchen supply places, which are easily repurposed.
If PVC will work, you can get a piece of 6" dia pvc pipe, cut it lengthwise, and heat it with a heat gun or use boiling water to flatten it into a sheet. Press it between two pieces of plywood, and let it cool.
Hdpe is too soft, doesn't cut clean won't take a tapped thread, can't be glued and is all but impossible to paint. Great for snowboard bases, less useful in speakers.
Well, I guess I should try something else then.
I thought I had a speaker cabinet made of HDPe, but maybe it is something else.
Just the front needed replacing.
Grainger and McMaster are probably the surest bet, though you'll probably have to order it and pay shipping. If you still have a Yellow Pages phone directory in your area, look under "Plastics Manufacturers and Distributors" - some of them have a "Cutoff Bin" that may have pieces large enough for your use. Woodworkers sometimes use the stuff to make jigs and fixtures, so you may find a few sizes stocked at places like Rockler or Woodcraft, but don't expect a bargain price.
Dale
I only used the stuff on one project (an assembly jig for a short-run manufacturing job) and that was over a decade ago. Don't recall problems with clean cuts (in that application I may not have noticed), it took drywall screws and sheet metal screws OK, and we used 1/4-20 woodworker's threaded inserts where we anchored it. You're correct about paint, but I think there's a special-purpose adhesive for it.
Dale
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