Urethane for conchos,where can I buy,type?

[tejasjake]

Hello,I am wanting to press out conchos but do not know what durometer and thickness of urethane to buy or where I can buy it at.The material I will be using for the conchos will be nickel silver,copper,or sterling silver.I have a 12 ton and a 20 ton bottle jack press.Thank you for your help.

 

[bronc]

Two places you can get urethane are Rio Grande Tools and MSC Industrial Supply. I use mostly 95 and 60 durometer. I have 80, but I don't use it as often as the others. The 60 and 80 I have are 1/2" thick, the 95 is 1". For what I do with the 60 I'm usually stacking two pieces to wind up with 1". The 60 is real soft and has to be contained when you use it. If you go to: www.bonnydoonengineering.com and click on the discusion group link you will find a wealth of information on forming with urethane.

Good luck,
Stewart

 

[TEDTWOFEATHERS]

Try Ebay, I Have Bought Several Different Pieces At Different Hardnesses

 

[TallGary]

You may also want to look at McMaster-Carr:

http://www.mcmaster.com/ctlg/DisplCtlgPage.aspx?ReqTyp=CATALOG&CtlgPgNbr=3459&RelatedCtlgPgs=3459,3460,3462&fam=rubberfoam&ppe=111&ppr=3&psm=5&psl=15&&sesnextrep=2358326427959&ScreenWidth=1600

Gary

 

[tejasjake]

Thanks for all the info I am getting.Knowing what durometer to start with sure saves a lot of frustration and money to buy gas with.