Chris Bates Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Hi All Any one have a friendly plywood supplier need .8mm 8' x 4' Sheet. Atb Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 I used to order special veneers for college Chris And your sheet would be over £200 Is that what you want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bates Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 Hi Denis It needs to be Plywood its part of structural component. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 (edited) Apologies Chris, plywood is made from bonded veneers. 0.4mm is a manufactured size, and usually goes up over 1mm. Am still sensing a £200+ sheet. You are in the realms of card, which may be a better value choice. Look over SLEC https://www.slecuk.com/birch-ply Edited August 21, 2021 by Denis Watkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 (edited) Balsa Cabin have .8 at 11.95 for a 1ft by 4ft piece, so that's about 100 pound for 8 x4ft. the .4 is much dearer and near 200 pounds sheet. Depends what you want it for but I recall Mick Reeves Models had some substitute called ProSkin made from epoxy glass for sheeting models. Worth a look? Edited August 21, 2021 by kc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Pro skin is what Mick sells, .4 and.8 mm epoxy sheet. Very good. Certainly strong, way stronger than ply, but without most of the directional imbalance that 3 ply gives. It still has a grain however. But I don’t know what the application is. The directional imbalance might be needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bates Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 Thanks Don Will have a look at Pro Skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Longley Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 (edited) James Latham Ltd--- But from my joinery days, aircraft ply wood ( as it was often listed under) used to come in 1.500 * 1.500 sheets. I never recall getting sheets 8ft * 4ft I used to buy a pack of 30-40 sheets at a time, for laminating in curved stair strings. But that was 25 years ago. Things may have moved on a little since. I see that Chiltern plywood show it at £37-00 per sheet? Chiltern plywood Loads of other suppliers if you google "aircraft plywood" James latham have a number of branches these days so you may well be able to collect. They used to deliver all sorts of timber & ply to me Edited August 22, 2021 by Sam Longley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bates Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 Thanks Sam Have good selection of goods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lee Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Swindon Aircraft Timber Company is another option. This firm was founded by Dudley Patterson who many will know as the long time owner of the much loved Flair Models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bates Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 Hi John looks very interesting, and people I would like to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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