Paxolin alternative

[littlespark]

Looking for a small piece of paxolin or other insulating board. Roughly 300mm x 200mm

CEF have 600mm squares, no off cuts. Forty quid, but I don’t think I’d use the remaining.

I could use plain plastic, like an enclosure box lid, but I’m guessing it has to be fire retardant as well as electrically insulating.

 

[Lucien Nunes]

How soon do you need it?
I've got about 2 sq. m could chop a bit off but it's not here,
Might have some Tufnol here, bit thick though.
Will have a look.

 

[littlespark]

Need it like yesterday, but thanks for the offer.

I think now the lad in CEF gave the wrong price. Online I can get a bit 1200x600 for just over £40

Is Tufnol another trade name? I’ll try eBay

 

[telectrix]

these will supply any size.:

Paxolin Sheets & Electrical Matting

Birch valley plastics, paxolin sheets, electrical matting,

www.cablecraft.co.uk

 

[Lucien Nunes]

Paxolin is resin-bonded paper a.k.a. SRBP.
Tufnol is resin-bonded cotton fabric.
The CEF price did sound a bit steep but it does depend on the thickness.

 

[littlespark]

I might have to cannibalise some old switchgear just to find a little bit, lol.

MDF and some brown paint. No one will know. ?

 

[nicebutdim]

CEF list prices for 1200x600mm paxolin:

6mm £44.50 and 3mm £22.25 nett.

 

[littlespark]

I’ll just get the 3mm, it’s only for a barrier, not mounting anything on it.

will use the rest of the sheet as a wobbleboard.

whatever happened that beardy Australian fella that used to play the wobbleboard on telly??

 

[nicebutdim]

Sounds like a plan, Rolf!

Of course, your local CEF wont have 3mm in stock...

 

[littlespark]

No they don’t…. Online it says my local branch has the 1200x600x6mm….. but they didn’t when I was there at lunchtime!

 

[telectrix]

whatever happened that beardy Australian fella that used to play the wobbleboard on telly?

he's growing his beard on jail time.

 

[pirate]

I've got some offcuts of asbestos sheet you can have...coat of brown paint, no-one will know...

 

[telectrix]

I've got some offcuts of asbestos sheet you can have...coat of brown paint, no-one will know...

careful.... ship may sink without it's hatch covers.

 

[jay sean]

This reminds me when you would cut paxolin and you would get the toxic/burning smell!!!

 

[littlespark]

Mmmm…. Something to look forward to?