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General Category => Tool tips & reviews => Topic started by: Les Symonds on February 20, 2018, 04:14:51 PM
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I just found a good source of metal disks for use on the tops of candle stands (and anywhere else you might think of. 3"/75mm brushed copper cost me just under £1.40, whilst 2"/47mm brushed aluminium cost me 70p each. Delivery was free and they arrived within 48 hours of posting. No minimum quantity, other than some variations are sold in two-per-pack.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-75-mm-Diameter-Pressed-Sheet-Metal-Discs-Power-Press-Fly-Press-Engraving/290954771622?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=590146975782&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-75-mm-Diameter-Pressed-Sheet-Metal-Discs-Power-Press-Fly-Press-Engraving/290954771622?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=590146975782&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649)
I stick mine down with 2-part epoxy, which I get from my local cheap-shop. I've tried several makes but have always returned to a make called 151, which I pick up for under £1.00 per set/pair of tubes, but if my local shop is out of stock I can buy them on ebay for about £1.20 per set/pair
Les
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Thanks for that Les, can think of a couple of uses for those.
Pete
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I love this, there is no way that someone is punching out 3" metal discs for sale, they are a byproduct of another process.
Selling them like this is a stroke of brilliance. And Les, well done for spotting them.
As kids, my brother worked for a sign making company, one of the holes they punched into thin plate steel was star shaped, this was the time of the Bruce Lee/Kung Foo films, all I'll say is they made great Shirikins!
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A thumbs up for the 151 epoxy, brilliant stuff and cheap to.........
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I just found a good source of metal disks for use on the tops of candle stands ...
Well, firstly, good on you for finding them and sharing the source. I would have thought, though, that they are much more useful at the bottom end of candle stands?
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Fuzzy,
the law requires a 'Non-Flammable interface' between the wood of the candlestick and the wax of the candle.
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No good for the smaller candlesticks with the inserts but OK for larger candle pillars, this sort of thing.
Pete
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Hi Les,
Give me a clue which cheap-shop you use also thanks for the info,
Regards John
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Hi Les,
Give me a clue which cheap-shop you use also thanks for the info,
Regards John
....that'd be a little cheap-shop in Bala, but my supplier on eBay also sells them a tad more expensive. Here's a link to the eBay supplier... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-Tubes-of-151-Rapid-Two-Part-Epoxy-resin-Walking-Stick-Making-Crafts-and-glue/272901733349?hash=item3f8a35fbe5:g:vAUAAOSw9KhZ8OZD (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-Tubes-of-151-Rapid-Two-Part-Epoxy-resin-Walking-Stick-Making-Crafts-and-glue/272901733349?hash=item3f8a35fbe5:g:vAUAAOSw9KhZ8OZD), although they're out of the 12-packs at the moment. Still, even at the 5-pack price it's still a fraction of the cost of certain proprietary brands available through local DIY and hardware stores.
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Fuzzy,
the law requires a 'Non-Flammable interface' between the wood of the candlestick and the wax of the candle.
Hmm, interesting. Especially in light of all the tealight holders and candle sticks sold on etsy, folksy, ebay and notonthehighstreet which have absolutely no separation at all (or only the thin aluminium wall of the tealight itself. Not that I am disputing the legal situation or the common sense it makes.
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The thin aluminium foil counts as a non flammable interface on t lights though it is often so thin and the cheap ones have a high temprature cheap wax in them so they are still a fire hazard.
Pete
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Fuzzy and anyone else that is interested of course,
I think I attached this to a post a long time ago, but in light of this thread feel my Candle Safety Handout could stand to be posted here again.