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- From: gph@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (G. Paul Houtz)
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 02:06:14 GMT
- Subject: Re: Polycarbonate prices (was: Re: want to drill and thread holes)
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- References: <HOLLEN.93Jan20161034@peg.megatek.UUCP>
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- hollen@megatek.UUCP (Dion Hollenbeck) writes:
-
- I wrote:
- >
- >Paul> DON'T buy it from catalogs like Woodworker's Supply. They overcharge
- >Paul> outrageously for this stuff. Example: recently WS was selling
- >Paul> approximately 10X10 Polycarbonate squares for $19.95. Usually you
- >Paul> can pick up pieces like this out of the scrap bin at TAP Plasics and
- >Paul> pay $.50 a lb for it. 10X10" Polycarbonate at 3/8" thich would weigh
- >Paul> about 9 ounces...
- >
- >Well, maybe the TAP Plastics house is unusual. We have a few here and
- >I have been looking for 3/8" PolyCarbonate scraps on and off for
- >about a year now, and no soap. If you can find scraps, you are right,
- >the prices are no comparison, but if you price polycarbonate, you will
- >see that WS is right in line. A 2'x4' sheet of 3/8" polycarbonate is
- >$78. That is 8 square feet for $9.75 per square foot. You however
- >were wrong about the size and price. WS was selling nominal 12"x12"
- >pieces (measure out at 11 7/8" square) for $14.95. Given that they
- >had to add labor for cutting it up, a 53% profit is about in line for
- >normal mail order operations (or most stores for that matter). The
- >bottom line is that if you cannot find the scraps you are talking
- >about, the least amount of money you can spend is $78 to buy more than
- >you need.
-
- I will check the price, but I know for sure I bought a piece of
- 3/8" thick 18X18" polycarbonate from Tap plastics for a little
- under $20.00. You certainly don't have to by a 2'X4' sheet, they
- will cut it to any size you want as long as it is square. You can
- save money per foot by buying a whole sheet.
-
- There are also several TAP outlets here in the Bay area, and the
- scrap bins vary. I have found 3/8 poly in faily decent sizes
- in the past, but of course, first come first served.
-
- I don't have my old WW supply catalog anymore, but it seems possible
- they have cut the price.
-