HDPE Materials and their usage.

[Caveman Jim]

This stuff is so useful in many aspects of everyday life. I use it for fish cleaning/cutting boards.
This material is also what NW Safe used to effortlessly glide my huge Colonial 50 safe into "the Room". It was slicker than owl snot on a rainy night!!! I'm hoping to recreate that experience and take that big MOFO south to the Ponderosa and this will valuably aid me in my exodus.
I've got a table saw to cut it up.
I'm hoping to find this stuff at a discount since I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth.
Yes, Ima gonna try n get a truck with a Tommy Lift.

I started a WTB: thread in the classifieds to explain exactly what I'm looking for.

WTB: HDPE Material

Good morning folks, Caveman is on a mission to find some HDPE remnants to cut into 1 1/2"x 1 1/2"x 24-48" long pieces for runners. Anyone know of any companies that sells this stuff? Preferably Thurston, Lewis or Grays Harbor counties, can pick up on the way to PDX in a few weeks. As always...

www.northwestfirearms.com

Read More

 

[SCARed]

TAP plastics sells it. 4x8 sheets or smaller. They'll custom cut stuff for you too. There's several locations around the greater PDC area.

IMO, it's not priced too bad either.

 

[NeoBlackdog]

See if you can rent an air sled. Way easier than sliding it!

 

[Mrmerlinn]

Good idea, Neo. I don't think that woulda worked with mine. It weighs 2200 pounds!

 

[NeoBlackdog]

Good idea, Neo. I don't think that woulda worked with mine. It weighs 2200 pounds!


View attachment 2048545

That's a handsome safe!!

 

[Mrmerlinn]

It was an old government safe that I restored. I had to take the doors off to make it easier to move. Not fun! Each door weighs about 400 pounds.

 

[NeoBlackdog]

@Caveman Jim
Are you going over carpet or a hard surface of some type? While I have used HDPE to slide when necessary, I've also used oak dowels cut to length to roll things on. If it'll work, the air sled is by far the easiest option. I've moved fully loaded 42" wide Sub Zero refrigerators with them by myself and it went super easy. Hopefully you can find one locally that'll work on a thousand pound safe.

 

[Caveman Jim]

@Caveman Jim
Are you going over carpet or a hard surface of some type? While I have used HDPE to slide when necessary, I've also used oak dowels cut to length to roll things on. If it'll work, the air sled is by far the easiest option. I've moved fully loaded 42" wide Sub Zero refrigerators with them by myself and it went super easy. Hopefully you can find one locally that'll work on a thousand pound safe.

It's gonna be going over hard surfaces and carpet and I want something I can use for both. I've decided to go with 1/4" HDPE smooth sheet product that I can cut into 1" strips, glue and screw it to a 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 36" board.

TAP plastics sells it. 4x8 sheets or smaller. They'll custom cut stuff for you too. There's several locations around the greater PDC area.

IMO, it's not priced too bad either.

Thanks, I'm going to order what I need from their Portland location.

 

[Mark W.]

I have dealt with TAP plastics for everything from plastic bottles and window tint to the $700.00 of scratch resistant Polycarbonate windows for my Willys jeep hardtop.

The also have a scrap box with smaller pieces discounted

I have always been happy with my dealings with them.

 

[Caveman Jim]

I have dealt with TAP plastics for everything from plastic bottles and window tint to the $700.00 of scratch resistant Polycarbonate windows for my Willys jeep hardtop.

The also have a scrap box with smaller pieces discounted

I have always been happy with my dealings with them.

Yeah, I'm definitely gonna look through their scrap box.

 

[Mark W.]

Yeah, I'm definitely gonna look through their scrap box.

Take at least two slow walks around the store they have all kinds of stuff a person that does DIY stuff can use.