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16 August 2012 at 10:34 #96451
Deltic007
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Hi all,

I need to get hold of some Tufnol strip to make up a leaf spring assembly,Question is where from?

Nobody seems to sell 7/16 x .070" or even wider to cut down. Reeves do sell some but nothing that fits the bill.

Is there an alternative i could try?
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16 August 2012 at 10:34 #6295
Deltic007
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16 August 2012 at 10:50 #96452
Andyf
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Maybe SRBP printed circuit board, though it's usually 1.6mm thick which is 0.063", and a couple of thou less if you strip off the copper.

Or paxolin sheet, like this 0.0625" stuff LINK

Edit: I see that Tufnol themselves do a 2mm (0.079" )thickness ANOTHER LINK . Don't know what the minimum quantity is, though, and I think there's a tolerance of plus or minus 5%..

Andy

Edited By Andyf on 16/08/2012 11:00:33

Edited By Andyf on 16/08/2012 11:01:57
16 August 2012 at 11:02 #96453
David Littlewood
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These people: **LINK** sell Tufnol sheet, though the thicknesses are 1, 2, 3 etc mm, so you might have to do a bit of re-calculation.

David
16 August 2012 at 12:17 #96463
Steambuff
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M-Machines sell Tufnol Strip & Sheet in various sizes. (They should cut it down to the size you want if you ask)

Dave (No connection, just a happy customer)
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