best place for large sheets of plastic

[Xist]

I thought that I had read that it was expensive at Home Depot, although I imagine they give a bulk discount. How much have you guys paid at sign wholesalers?

I may have mentioned somewhere, an old teacher ran for election and posted pictures on Facebook of his campaign signs. I thought that I could have put them to good use and I do not know who else would, besides an Ecomodder, I just felt bad that he lost the election.

[Xist]

Originally Posted by KamperBob

Does this lead help?
48 in. x 96 in. White Cap Corrugated Plastic Cardboard (10-Pack)-WC4896-10 at The Home Depot

Thanks for sharing this! I bookmarked it!

How many of you guys prototype with cardboard and how many with coroplast? I just wonder if it would be worth trying out cardboard before using coroplast. I found five 48"x96" sheets for $16.25 and $2.76 each for ten or more at Double Faced Corrugated, so if you could actually ever use ten sheets of coroplast, it might be worth going through cardboard first.

[freebeard]

My last post was from a tablet, so I didn't give the full URL.
PolyMetal—High-density polyethylene (HDPE) with aluminum face and back.
PolyMetal Lite—High-density polyethylene (HDPE) with aluminum face.

I've experimented with rolling/braking/shearing samples; it's really stout. My local supplier is Multicraft Plastics. They quote $110 for a 4x8 sheet. It also come in 4x10 and 5x10' which might save buying a extra sheet for any given size project. So, 10 times as expensive as coroplat that's out of stock. Nudo have other products that might be of interest:

Basically aluminum skinned coroplast,I haven't got pricing:
AlumaCorr—Corrugated/fluted polypropylene copolymer with aluminum on both sides.

Features and Benefits

Innovative white or black corrugated polypropylene core provides a lightweight, durable panel.

Finished with aluminum on both sides.

Excellent panel for exterior use as it will not corrode nor rust.

UL - Listed.

1/4, 1/2 or 3/4" plywood skinned with vinyl:
WhiteWood—Smooth vinyl face laminated to exterior grade plywood (one or two sided.)

[peterlopez]

Do you usually start prototyping with cardboard or jump straight to coroplast? I'm thinking of testing with double-faced corrugated cardboard sheets first. Found a deal on Ucanpack: five 48"x96" sheets for $18.50, and if you grab ten or more, it's just $3.25 each. Might be smarter to experiment with cardboard before committing to a full coroplast setup

[kach22i]

Use what ever you can find, stiff paper, cardboard, corrugated cardboard whatever.

Use the paper products as templates for the plastic, wood and or metal finals.

[Logic]

Originally Posted by kach22i

$11 a sheet beats the heck out of $25 a sheet I paid.

I didn't need nor want 10 sheets though.

This is strange.



I still cannot find the all black stuff on their website.

Group Buys aren't big on this forum, but definitely an option.

ie: You get say 4-5 (or more = cheaper) close-by guys together that each want 2-3 sheets and just send the sheets on to them.

I have done/run a good number of group buys on other forums.
They saved everyone a ton of money and it's basically tradition that the organizer gets to add 10-20% for his trouble.